Synonym: casual, cursory, passing, pro forma. Similar words: defunct, function, functional, and function, dysfunction, functionary, malfunction, victory. Meaning: [pər'fʌŋktərɪ /pə'-] 
adj. 1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough 2. as a formality only.
adj. 1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough 2. as a formality only. 
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31. During long working process, Malodor was always thinking of improving hammers' every detail, never be perfunctory about working.
32. A perfunctory internal investigation swiftly fingered Dreyfus , the only Jewish trainee officer on the General Staff.
33. She knew they were failures, and he read her disapproval in every perfunctory and unenthusiastic line of her letter. And she was right.
34. But, some leaders comrade still does not jump to give the circle of routinism, " gnaws some excuse not to move " , far hydrolyze not close thirsty, read to learning adopt perfunctory attitude.
35. Mitzi nodded a perfunctory acknowledgement as her glass was filled.
36. Though the SEC already requires segment reporting, what appears in an annual report often is vague or perfunctory.
37. They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.
38. The auditor's perfunctory inspection of the books overlooked many errors.
39. He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.
More similar words: defunct, function, functional, and function, dysfunction, functionary, malfunction, victory, factory, trajectory, benedictory, satisfactory, contradictory, perfume, cheerful, powerful, subterfuge, wonderful, adjunct, puncture, juncture, punctual, unctuous, punctuate, actor, compunction, doctor, rector, factor, hector.