'Perfunctory' definitions:
Definition of 'perfunctory'
(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]
adjective
As a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" [syn: pro forma, perfunctory]
Definition of 'Perfunctory'
From: GCIDE
- Perfunctory \Per*func"to*ry\ (p[~e]r*f[u^][ng]k"t[-o]*r[y^]), a. [L. perfunctorius, fr. perfunctus dispatched, p. p. of perfungi to discharge, dispatch; per (see Per) + fungi to perform. See Function.]
- 1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions; a perfunctory greeting. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. "Perfunctory in his devotions." --Sharp. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perfunctory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- airy,
- apathetic,
- at odds,
- ataractic,
- automatic,
- averse,
- backward,
- balking,
- balky,
- blase,
- businesslike,
- careless,
- casual,
- cold,
- cool,
- cursory,
- degage,
- devil-may-care,
- differing,
- dilatory,
- disagreeing,
- disinclined,
- disinterested,
- dismissive,
- disobedient,
- dispassionate,
- disregardant,
- disregardful,
- distant,
- easygoing,
- fervorless,
- fleeting,
- flippant,
- forced,
- forgetful,
- formal,
- fractious,
- free and easy,
- grudging,
- halfhearted,
- hasty,
- heedless,
- hurried,
- impersonal,
- inattentive,
- inconsiderate,
- incurious,
- indifferent,
- indisposed,
- indocile,
- inexcitable,
- insouciant,
- involuntary,
- lackadaisical,
- laggard,
- Laodicean,
- lazy,
- listless,
- loath,
- lukewarm,
- mechanical,
- mindless,
- mutinous,
- negligent,
- neuter,
- neutral,
- nonchalant,
- oblivious,
- offhand,
- opposed,
- pococurante,
- recalcitrant,
- reckless,
- refractory,
- regardless,
- reluctant,
- removed,
- renitent,
- resistant,
- respectless,
- restive,
- routine,
- rushed,
- sketchy,
- slipshod,
- slovenly,
- slow,
- slow to,
- spotty,
- standard,
- stock,
- sulky,
- sullen,
- superficial,
- tactless,
- tepid,
- thoughtless,
- turned-off,
- unanxious,
- unaware,
- unconcerned,
- unconsenting,
- undiplomatic,
- undiscriminating,
- unenthusiastic,
- unheedful,
- unheeding,
- uninterested,
- uninvolved,
- unmindful,
- unprepared,
- unready,
- unsolicitous,
- untactful,
- unthinking,
- unwilling,
- unzealous,
- usual,
- wooden,
- zealless