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perfunctory

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11 lettersPronunciation /pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cefnoprrtuyStarts with PEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Word origin

From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), from per- + fungor.

Used in a sentence

  • He then poured some wine for me to taste, and harassed me with perfunctory courtesies that had to be acknowledged.
  • The second section of the episode charged from Winterfell to Highgarden and Oldtown in a way that felt perfunctory. I found myself asking, “We’re just getting to Winterfell?”
  • He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad's car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty.

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