cursory

UK /ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/ US /ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi/

adj 3

Collocations

VERB + CURSORY

requires

CURSORY + NOUN

examination, glance, music

PREP.

after, into, with

ADV.

only

adj

Hasty or superficial.

cursory glance

A cursory view of the report revealed his egregious errors.

Careless or desultory.

The cursory inspection missed several irregularities.

Running about; not stationary.

adjective — hasty and without attention to detail

cursory glance

Wiktionary

A cursory view of the report revealed his egregious errors.

Wiktionary

Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.

Wiktionary

A cursory examination of his teeth indicated that he had gingivitis.

Tatoeba · #2017

He gave the material a cursory reading.

Tatoeba · #2299125

I only had a cursory look at it.

Tatoeba · #7316218

i Register

In some senses, cursory is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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