cursory
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.cur·so·ry
adjective \ˈkərs-rē, ˈkər-sə-\Definition of CURSORY
: rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty <a cursory glance>
— cur·so·ri·ly \-rə-lē\ adverb
— cur·so·ri·ness \-rē-nəs\ noun
See Examples of CURSORY
- Only a cursory inspection of the building's electrical wiring was done.
- The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.
- Even the most cursory look at the organization's records shows problems.
Origin of CURSORY
Late Latin cursorius of running, from Latin currere
First Known Use: 1601
Related to CURSORY
- Synonyms
- hasty, drive-by, flying, gadarene, headlong, helter-skelter, hurried, overhasty, pell-mell, precipitate, precipitous, rash, rushed
- Antonyms
- deliberate, unhurried, unrushed
See Synonym Discussion at superficial
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