cursory

Meaning

1. Hasty or superficial.
2. Careless or desultory.
3. (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

Synonyms

superficial

perfunctory

hasty

careless

shallow

slapdash

passing

superficially

surface

swift

precipitate

fast

quick

rapid

scant

rough

inattentive

sketchy

negligent

casual

slipshod

thoughtless

unsubtle

yare

dilettanteish

without care

unelaborated

brief

shallow-brained

crude

disconnected

discursive

expeditious

express

fleet

flighty

flippant

flying

frivolous

hurried

offhand

presto

previous

prompt

sciolistic

skin-deep

slack

spanking

speedy

Translations

superficiel

superficial

superficial

oberflächlich

rapide

superficiale

vluchtig

apressado

επιπόλαιος

kursorisch

superficial

αβαθής

oberflächliche

oppervlakkig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”).