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the cursory
adjective
Hasty; superficial; careless
synonyms
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They break ground for the cursory architecture of Philip Guston's late work.
There is the cursory instruction "Don't move!" That is, until someone else makes you.
The cursory year ban now also came with a fine of 100 Swiss francs (£300).
Rather than the cursory lessons he had at first intended, Sri Krishnamacharya taught her for a year.
After Ben Affleck flashed us a quick glimpse in Gone Girl, welcome back to the cursory knob shot.
Each artifact is numbered; key in the number, and audio commentary, ranging from the cursory to the encyclopedic, can be heard.
As an occasional experience, the security measures were fascinating, much more thorough and intelligent than the cursory T.S.A. sweeps I'm used to.
MIAMI — In the cursory review of Scott Brooks's winding N.B.A. career, it is the names, not the numbers, that stand out.
Other claims particularly the accusations of cartelisation and manipulation of the law are serious enough to deserve more evidence than the cursory references to "research" that are offered.
Some things seem dated (most glaring is the cursory treatment of African-American history), but Cooke's America accomplishes so much, elegantly and intelligently.
Contrast this with the cursory effort of the West Indies squad on the Nursery Ground at Lord's before play on Monday.
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