CURSORY


Meaning of CURSORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkərs-rē, ˈkər-sə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin cursorius of running, from Latin currere

Date: 1601

: rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty

a cursory glance

Synonyms: see superficial

• cur·so·ri·ly -rə-lē adverb

• cur·so·ri·ness -rē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.