perfunctory 音标拼音: [pɚf'ʌŋktɚi]
a . 敷衍的,循例的,机械性的
敷衍的,循例的,机械性的
perfunctory adj 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
casual }, {
cursory },
{
passing (
a )}, {
perfunctory }]
2 :
as a formality only ; "
a one -
candidate pro forma election "
[
synonym : {
pro forma }, {
perfunctory }]
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1 .
Done merely to get rid of a duty ;
performed mechanically and as a thing of rote ;
done in a careless and superficial manner ;
characterized by indifference ;
as ,
perfunctory admonitions ;
a perfunctory greeting . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Hence :
Mechanical ;
indifferent ;
listless ;
careless .
"
Perfunctory in his devotions ." --
Sharp .
[
1913 Webster ]
120 Moby Thesaurus words for "
perfunctory ":
Laodicean ,
airy ,
apathetic ,
at odds ,
ataractic ,
automatic ,
averse ,
backward ,
balking ,
balky ,
blase ,
businesslike ,
careless ,
casual ,
cold ,
cool ,
cursory ,
degage ,
devil -
may -
care ,
differing ,
dilatory ,
disagreeing ,
disinclined ,
disinterested ,
dismissive ,
disobedient ,
dispassionate ,
disregardant ,
disregardful ,
distant ,
easygoing ,
fervorless ,
fleeting ,
flippant ,
forced ,
forgetful ,
formal ,
fractious ,
free and easy ,
grudging ,
halfhearted ,
hasty ,
heedless ,
hurried ,
impersonal ,
inattentive ,
inconsiderate ,
incurious ,
indifferent ,
indisposed ,
indocile ,
inexcitable ,
insouciant ,
involuntary ,
lackadaisical ,
laggard ,
lazy ,
listless ,
loath ,
lukewarm ,
mechanical ,
mindless ,
mutinous ,
negligent ,
neuter ,
neutral ,
nonchalant ,
oblivious ,
offhand ,
opposed ,
pococurante ,
recalcitrant ,
reckless ,
refractory ,
regardless ,
reluctant ,
removed ,
renitent ,
resistant ,
respectless ,
restive ,
routine ,
rushed ,
sketchy ,
slipshod ,
slovenly ,
slow ,
slow to ,
spotty ,
standard ,
stock ,
sulky ,
sullen ,
superficial ,
tactless ,
tepid ,
thoughtless ,
turned -
off ,
unanxious ,
unaware ,
unconcerned ,
unconsenting ,
undiplomatic ,
undiscriminating ,
unenthusiastic ,
unheedful ,
unheeding ,
uninterested ,
uninvolved ,
unmindful ,
unprepared ,
unready ,
unsolicitous ,
untactful ,
unthinking ,
unwilling ,
unzealous ,
usual ,
wooden ,
zealless
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