cursory

[CurĀ·so*ry]

No reason to get excited cursory has nothing to do with bad language. Instead, it means not paying attention to details, like friends who are so busy studying for a test that they only give your new haircut a cursory glance.

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Running about; not stationary.

Adjective S.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house''s structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"


a.
Running about; not stationary.

a.
Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless.


Cursory

Cur"so*ry (k?r"s?-r?), a. [L. cursorius, fr. cursor. See Cursor.] 1. Running about; not stationary. [Obs.] 2. Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless.
Events far too important to be treated in a cursory manner.

Running about; not stationary.

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