Word:
Cursory
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Done or made quickly.
Sentences:
1) The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.
2) Only a cursory inspection of the building's electrical wiring was done.
Origin:
Late Latin cursorius which means 'of running', from Latin currere.
First use:
1601
Synonyms:
hasty, drive-by, flying, gadarene, preciptous
Antonyms:
delieberate, unhurried, unrushed.
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