'Cursory' definitions:
Definition of 'cursory'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory]
Definition of 'Cursory'
From: GCIDE
- Cursory \Cur"so*ry\ (k?r"s?-r?), a. [L. cursorius, fr. cursor. See Cursor.]
- 1. Running about; not stationary. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless. [1913 Webster]
- Events far too important to be treated in a cursory manner. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cursory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- airy,
- ankle-deep,
- at odds,
- averse,
- brief,
- careless,
- casual,
- degage,
- depthless,
- desultory,
- differing,
- disagreeing,
- disinclined,
- disobedient,
- disregardant,
- disregardful,
- easygoing,
- epidermal,
- expeditious,
- fast,
- festinate,
- feverish,
- few,
- flippant,
- flying,
- footling,
- forced,
- forgetful,
- fractious,
- free and easy,
- furious,
- haphazard,
- hasty,
- heedless,
- hurried,
- immediate,
- inconsequential,
- inconsiderable,
- inconsiderate,
- indifferent,
- indisposed,
- indocile,
- insignificant,
- insouciant,
- instant,
- involuntary,
- jejune,
- knee-deep,
- last-minute,
- lazy,
- light,
- little,
- low,
- meager,
- miniature,
- mutinous,
- negligible,
- no great shakes,
- not deep,
- oblivious,
- offhand,
- on the spot,
- on the surface,
- opposed,
- passing,
- perfunctory,
- petty,
- picayune,
- picayunish,
- prompt,
- quick,
- random,
- rapid,
- recalcitrant,
- reckless,
- refractory,
- regardless,
- resistant,
- respectless,
- shallow,
- shallow-rooted,
- shoal,
- short,
- sketchy,
- skin-deep,
- slap-bang,
- slapdash,
- slight,
- small,
- snap,
- speedy,
- sulky,
- sullen,
- summary,
- superficial,
- surface,
- swift,
- tactless,
- thin,
- thoughtless,
- tiny,
- trifling,
- trivial,
- unconsenting,
- uncritical,
- undiplomatic,
- unheedful,
- unheeding,
- unmindful,
- unprepared,
- unprofound,
- unready,
- unsolicitous,
- untactful,
- unthinking,
- unwilling,
- urgent