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cursory

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﹒Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

﹒Performed with little attention to detail; superficial.

Examples

﹒He gave the document a cursory glance before signing it.

﹒A cursory inspection of the engine revealed no obvious signs of damage.

﹒The report provided only a cursory overview of the complex economic situation.

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