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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care.
She gave the room a perfunctory cleaning and did not notice the gathering dust on the lampshades.- synonyms:
- careless, casual, cursory, negligent, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy
- antonyms:
- careful, exhaustive, thorough
- similar words:
- halfhearted, inattentive, marginal, mediocre, superficial
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| definition 2: |
showing little thought or interest.
a perfunctory remark- synonyms:
- apathetic, careless, casual, halfhearted, indifferent, offhand, unconcerned
- antonyms:
- considered
- similar words:
- cavalier, lukewarm, negligent, nonchalant, thoughtless, uninterested
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| related words: |
automatic, hasty, offhand, remiss, token |
adverb + (adj.)perfunctory
apparently, best, bit, first, merely, most, only, rather
(adj.)perfunctory
+ noun
affair,
apology,
applause,
autopsy,
call,
category,
check,
cheek,
comment,
condemnation,
contact,
conversation,
critic,
criticism,
depreciation,
dinner,
effort,
evaluation,
evening,
excuse,
farewell,
glance,
good-bye,
greeting,
handshake,
hearing,
hug,
inquiry,
inspection,
interview,
investigation,
invitation,
kiss,
language,
manner,
nod,
passport,
reference,
regard,
rite,
safety,
smile,
snap,
standard,
statement,
survey,
treatment,
victim,
visit,
wave
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| derivations: |
perfunctorily (adv.), perfunctoriness (n.) |
The word perfunctory
contains the following parts:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
-ory, -atory2
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means serving to, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ory
, -atory2 attaches to Latin verb roots to form adjectives. Adjectives ending in "-atory
" tend to have corresponding verbs ending in "-ate" (congratulatory: congratulate).
Example words:
accusatory, advisory, aleatory, amatory, ambulatory, anticipatory, auditory, commendatory, compulsory, conciliatory, cursory, dextrorotatory, ejaculatory, exclamatory, exploratory, illusory, mandatory, obligatory, perfunctory, placatory, preparatory, refractory, respiratory, satisfactory, sensory, transitory
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