CURSORILY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

cursorily

adverb

Definition of cursorily

as in hastily

with excessive or careless speed cursorily glanced over the report before tossing it to one side

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The environmental groups were the first to file a lawsuit against the state and federal governments when the detention facility was hastily erected within days last summer.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Herro left the arena hastily with his girlfriend at his side through a rear, players-only entrance.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Definition of hastily

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Mediators of the deal, led by Pakistan and Qatar, will almost certainly now be hurriedly trying to get the agreement back on the rails.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Was the hurriedly outfitted 747 more vulnerable to threats from Iran, which shares a border with Turkey, and which Trump had just threatened to strike again?

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026

Definition of hurriedly

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The two were married twice — the second time officially in a Los Angeles courthouse, the first time impulsively (and unofficially) in a tiny Las Vegas ceremony, which had only cost them $799, per Cosmopolitan.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
See, this Fire sign prefers to act quickly and impulsively, but the influence of Saturn slows things down, asking us to reflect on whether our choices are realistic and stable in the long term.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

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