[とおりいっぺん, tooriippen] (adj-na, n, adj-no) perfunctory; casual; cursory; superficial; conventional [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Perfunctory \Per*func"to*ry\ (p[~e]r*f[u^][ng]k"t[-o]*r[y^]), a.
[L. perfunctorius, fr. perfunctus dispatched, p. p. of
perfungi to discharge, dispatch; per (see {Per}) + fungi to
perform. See {Function}.]
1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically
and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial
manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory
admonitions; a perfunctory greeting. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.
"Perfunctory in his devotions." --Sharp.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perfunctory
adj 1: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a
casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the
house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance";
"perfunctory courtesy" [syn: {casual}, {cursory},
{passing(a)}, {perfunctory}]
2: as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"
[syn: {pro forma}, {perfunctory}]
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