cursory
Meaning
- Hasty or superficial.
- Careless or desultory.
- (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.
Synonyms
without care
shallow-brained
Frequency
Hyphenated as
cur‧so‧ry
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”).
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