cursory
cursory
Definition
cur·sory (kʉr′sə rē)
adjective
hastily, often superficially, done; performed rapidly with little attention to detail
Etymology: LL cursorius < cursor, runner < cursus: see course
cursory
Synonyms
cursory
modif.
cursory
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- glance: Even the most cursory of glances revealed that this document is badly flawed.
Modifies a noun
- glance: A cursory glance at the results gives the lie to both of them.
- nod: Oh, yes, cursory nod to the people who play the potential spouses of the two leads.
- examination: Even a cursory examination of the running down of the docks would have helped to explain the changing nature of the area.
- inspection: They do not stand up to even cursory inspection.
- glimpse: Even a cursory glimpse at the charts of the day, will tell you that.
- reading: A cursory reading of the New Testament doesn't help much.
Modifying Another Word
- fairly: Gareth led the J. After a fairly cursory look at dummy I could see that prospects looked good.
- rather: The primary focus will be on the act of measuring, with everything else receiving a rather cursory treatment.
- even: They do not stand up to even cursory inspection.
- only: Other bodies have made only cursory attempts to trace documentation.
- very: The directory below just gives a very cursory glance at the activities of a very small number of the largest defense firms in Europe.
- relatively: Due to time and space constraints, however, only a relatively cursory examination of these features was possible.
Browse dictionary entries near cursory
- cursoriness
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- currycomb
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- curtailment
- curtain
- curtain call
- curtain lecture
- curtain raiser
- curtain speech
- curtain wall
