perfunctory
adj/pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/UK/pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i/US
Etymology
From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), from per- + fungor.
- derived from perfunctōrius
Definitions
Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or…
Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
- He then poured some wine for me to taste, and harassed me with perfunctory courtesies that had to be acknowledged.
- The second section of the episode charged from Winterfell to Highgarden and Oldtown in a way that felt perfunctory. I found myself asking, “We’re just getting to Winterfell?”
Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
- He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad's car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty.
- Alternatively it may mean that a perfunctory search is enough to ensure that a purchase is acceptable, so less search is carried out.
The neighborhood
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for perfunctory. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA