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cursory

[ kur-suh-ree ]
/ ˈkɜr sə ri /
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adjective

going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.

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Origin of cursory

1595–1605; <Late Latin cursōrius running, equivalent to Latin cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius-tory1; cf. course

OTHER WORDS FROM cursory

cur·so·ri·ly, adverbcur·so·ri·ness, noun
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Words related to cursory

superficial, offhand, random, perfunctory, sketchy, desultory, brief, careless, fast, half-baked, haphazard, hit or miss, hurried, passing, quick, rapid, shallow, short, slapdash, slight

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British Dictionary definitions for cursory

cursory
/ (ˈkɜːsərɪ) /

adjective

hasty and usually superficial; quicka cursory check

Derived forms of cursory

cursorily, adverbcursoriness, noun

Word Origin for cursory

C17: from Late Latin cursōrius of running, from Latin cursus a course, from currere to run
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