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- [kur-suh-ree]
- /ˈkɜr sə ri/
- /ˈkɜː.sər.i/
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- [kur-suh-ree]
- /ˈkɜr sə ri/
Definitions of cursory word
- adjective cursory A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail. 3
- adjective cursory hasty and usually superficial; quick 3
- adjective cursory hastily, often superficially, done; performed rapidly with little attention to detail 3
- adjective cursory going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article. 1
- noun cursory Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. 1
- adjective cursory hasty, brief 1
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Origin of cursory
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Late Latin cursōrius running, equivalent to Latin cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; cf. course
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Parts of speech for Cursory
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cursory popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cursory
adj cursory
- superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- offhand — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- random — proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
- perfunctory — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- sketchy — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
Antonyms for cursory
adj cursory
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- detailed — A detailed report or plan contains a lot of details.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- painstaking — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
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