cursory
adjective/ˈkɜrsəri/
Frequency rank: #14,044 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Done quickly with little attention to detail.
Example sentence
The editor gave the report only cursory attention before approving it.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 14,001–14,100
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