perfunctory

Significat (Anglès)

  1. Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
  2. Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.

Conceptes

Oposat a
careful, complete, thorough
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/
Etimologia (Anglès)

From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), from per- + fungor.

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