cursory
Hasty or superficialHasty or superficial.
» I only had a cursory look at it.
Ich habe es bloß überflogen.
Meaning
3 sensesHasty or superficial.
cursory glance
A cursory view of the report revealed his egregious errors.
oberflächlich, flüchtig
бе́глыйbéglyj, пове́рхностныйpovérxnostnyj
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Careless or desultory.
The cursory inspection missed several irregularities.
(obsolete)Running about; not stationary.
Examples
5 sentencesI only had a cursory look at it.
deIch habe es bloß überflogen.
He gave the material a cursory reading.
A cursory examination of his teeth indicated that he had gingivitis.
ruПоверхностный осмотр его зубов показал, что у него гингивит.
deEine grobe Untersuchung seiner Zähne gab zu erkennen, dass er eine Zahnfleischentzündung hatte.
Cassidy was relieved when the police officer waved her on after only a cursory glance into her back seat.
A cursory check with music stores in Johannesburg revealed that many stock large selections of her CDs.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race orBorrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”).
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Forms
more cursory, most cursory| Comparative | more cursory Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cursory Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
62 synonyms- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough:casualpassingperfunctorysuperficial
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form