CURSORY


Meaning of CURSORY in English

— cursorily , adv. — cursoriness , n.

/kerr"seuh ree/ , adj.

going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.

[ 1595-1605; cursorius running, equiv. to L cur ( rere ) to run + -sorius, for -torius -TORY 1 ; cf. COURSE ]

Syn . quick, brief, passing, haphazard.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .