perfunctorily

Adverb

Meaning

In a perfunctory manner; formally; carelessly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pro forma quickly rapid passing brief quick briefly casual reluctantly token superficial careless hasty casually fleeting
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Antonyms

greatly actively deliberately manually eagerly intensively
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Examples

Blessings be on this house," Granny said, perfunctorily. It was always a good opening remark for a witch. It concentrated people's minds on what other things might be on this house. Terry Pratchett

they answered my letter pro forma Source: Internet

he kissed her cheek perfunctorily Source: Internet

As a junior officer it was a way to cloak his ideas in a patina of genteel wardroom horseplay, with the barb of criticism perfunctorily covered. Source: Internet

“A road had perfunctorily been named after Shahidullah in Dhaka, though there is no mention of it anywhere. Source: Internet

Like the plague-bearing Greeks, visitors to Bethlehem could not avoid mixing, even if perfunctorily, with a few locals, mostly Palestinian Christians. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

perfumey perfumier perfumy perfunctoriness perfunctorious perfunctoriously