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perfunctory
(mass) | perfunctory
- povrchný |
perfunctory
(encz) | perfunctory,bez zájmu adj: PetrV |
perfunctory
(encz) | perfunctory,letmý adj: PetrV |
perfunctory
(encz) | perfunctory,netečný adj: PetrV |
perfunctory
(encz) | perfunctory,povrchní adj: PetrV |
perfunctory
(encz) | perfunctory,zběžný adj: PetrV |
Perfunctory
(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.
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2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.
"Perfunctory in his devotions." --Sharp.
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perfunctory
(wn) | perfunctory
adj 1: 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]
2: as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"
[syn: pro forma, perfunctory] |
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Perfunctory
(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.
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2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.
"Perfunctory in his devotions." --Sharp.
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