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1. (adj.) cursory
going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial:
a cursory glance.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < LL cursōrius running = L cur(rere) to run +-sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; cf. course)
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1. (adj) casual, cursory, passing(a), perfunctory
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"
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1. (adj) cursory
running about; not stationary
2. (adj) cursory
characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless
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Sense: hurried
a cursory glance.
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 Afrikaans: skalkse, sydelingse |
 Arabic: سَريع |
 Bulgarian: бегъл |
 Brazilian: de relance |
 Czech: zběžný, letmý |
 German: flüchtig |
 Danish: flygtig; overfladisk |
 Greek: βιαστικός, πεταχτός |
 Spanish: rápido, superficial, apre |
 Estonian: pealiskaudne |
 Farsi: شتابزده |
 Finnish: pintapuolinen |
 French: hâtif |
 Hebrew: חָפוּז |
 Hindi: सरसरी तौर पर |
 Croatian: letimičan |
 Hungarian: futólagos |
 Indonesian: tergesa-gesa |
 Icelandic: yfirborðslegur |
 Italian: rapido |
 Japanese: そそくさとした |
 Korean: 겉핥기의 |
 Lithuanian: greitas, paviršutiniškas |
 Latvian: steidzīgs; paviršs |
 Malay: sejenak |
 Dutch: vluchtig |
 Norwegian: flyktig |
 Polish: pobieżny |
 Persian: شتابزده |
 Pashto: سر سیرن، بیړیدونکی |
 Portuguese: de relance |
 Romanian: grăbit |
 Russian: беглый |
 Slovak: zbežný, povrchný |
 Slovenian: bežen |
 Serbian: užurban |
 Swedish: hastig, flyktig |
 Thai: ที่รวดเร็วมาก |
 Turkish: gelişigüzel, üstünkörü |
 Taiwanese: 倉促的 |
 Ukrainian: побіжний, поверховий |
 Urdu: جلدى جلدى، سرسرى |
 Vietnamese: vội; nhanh |
 Chinese: 仓促的 |
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