perfunctory
adjective
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial.
perfunctorily
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a word derived from
perfunctory.
Example Sentences
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It’s a drab, anonymous-looking room, with bare walls and a few toys scattered perfunctorily about, but Leaf and her cinematographer, Jody Lee Lipes, use the space to tell a story in intimate, heartrending miniature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
They are nice people, but my wife and I have only ever had lukewarm, perfunctorily polite exchanges with them.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
When the match ended, they quickly and perfunctorily clasped hands, then exchanged words, with Ostapenko saying, "Your behavior is terrible," and Tomljanovic replying, "Honestly, you're the one to talk."
From Fox News ● Jul. 3, 2021
Only by cutting corners and perfunctorily getting residents to agree could the process go quicker, he says.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2021
Malcolm rinsed his hands under the kitchen tap and wiped them perfunctorily on a tea towel.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
