perfunctory

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

machinaal

minderwaardig

minderwaardige

nonchalant

oppervlakkig

werktuiglijk

halfslachtig

plichtmatig

halfhartig

Tegenovergesteld aan

careful, complete, thorough

Synoniemen

cursory

superficial

careless

negligent

pro forma

inattentive

casual

half-hearted

apathetic

hasty

shallow

passing

slapdash

slipshod

thoughtless

inadvertent

incautious

indefinite

indifferent

indisposed

irresponsible

lukewarm

mechanical

mindless

modal

offhand

prim

reckless

regardless

reluctant

routine

routinely

sciolistic

skin-deep

slack

starched

superficially

typical

unenthusiastic

unguarded

unmindful

unwary

unwilling

by halves

form-only

ho-hum

going-through-the-motions-sort of

thoughtles

zealless

as a formality

Vertalingen

superficiel

superficial

superficiale

somero

negligente

kayıtsızlık

sıkıcı

pour la forme

oberflächliche

oberflächlich

επιπόλαιος

superficial

dikkatsizlik

μηχανικός

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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