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perfunctory
Overview of adj perfunctory
The adj perfunctory has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory -- (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")
2. pro forma, perfunctory -- (as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election")
Antonyms of adj perfunctory
2 senses of perfunctory
Sense 1
casual, cursory, passing(prenominal), perfunctory
INDIRECT (VIA careless) -> careful
Sense 2
pro forma, perfunctory
INDIRECT (VIA formal) -> informal
Similarity of adj perfunctory
2 senses of perfunctory
Sense 1
casual, cursory, passing(prenominal), perfunctory
=> careless (vs. careful)
Sense 2
pro forma, perfunctory
=> formal (vs. informal)
Pertainyms of adj perfunctory
Attributes of adj perfunctory
Domain of adj perfunctory
Domain Terms of adj perfunctory
Familiarity of adj perfunctory
perfunctory used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj perfunctory
perfunctory
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