adjective
cursory
KUR-suh-ree/ˈkɜːrsəri/
Done quickly with little attention to detail.
He gives the document a cursory glance while already turning away.
Etymology
The running root supplies the idea of speed: the ancestral adjective meant both relating to running and hasty. In cursory attention or examination, haste implies little care for detail.
In context
So let's take a very quick look at where these are in the brain in a very cursory level.
More examples
- She gave the room only a cursory inspection.
- The report received a cursory review.
- His cursory answer left important questions unresolved.
Forms
cursory · more cursory · most cursory
cursorily adverb — quickly and without close attention
Similar words
- brief
- Brief means short; cursory means lacking thorough attention, even if length is not specified.
- superficial
- Superficial means not going deeply into a matter; cursory often explains this as the result of a quick look.