cursory

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Adjective cursory has 1 sense

casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory - 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"
Antonym: careful (indirect, via careless)

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cursory

Adjective: hasty, quick, and without attention to detail.

Synonyms: brief, perfunctory, careless, superficial.

Sense 1:

Example sentence: I took a cursory glance at the report before the meeting.

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Sense 2:

Example sentence: The detective's cursory investigation missed crucial evidence.

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Sense 3:

Example sentence: She gave a cursory overview of the topic during her presentation.

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Sense 4:

Example sentence: The new employee only had a cursory understanding of the company's policies.

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