cursory

The definition of cursory is something done quickly with only a small attention to detail.

(adjective)

An example of cursory is when you only look over your notes for two minutes before a test instead of studying.

See cursory in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

hastily, often superficially, done; performed rapidly with little attention to detail

Origin: LL cursorius < cursor, runner < cursus: see course

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See cursory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cur·so·ry

adjective

Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.

Origin: Late Latin cursōrius, of running, from Latin cursor, runner; see cursor .

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