cur´so|ri|ness

cur´so|ri|ness
cur|so|ry «KUR suhr ee», adjective.
without attention to details; hasty and superficial: »

He gave the lesson a cursory glance, expecting to study it later. Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors.

SYNONYM(S): rapid, hurried.
[< Latin cursōrius of a race < currere run]
cur´so|ri|ly, adverb.
cur´so|ri|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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