cursory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/, /ˈkɜːs.ɹi/
Audio (UK) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi/, /ˈkɝːs.ɹi/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɵː.sɘ.ɹi/, /ˈkɵːs.ɹi/
Hyphenation: cur‧so‧ry,

curs‧ory

Adjective

cursory (comparative more cursory, superlative most cursory)

hasty or superficial
Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.
careless or desultory
The cursory inspection missed several irregularities.
(obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

hasty, superficial, careless

Bulgarian: бегъл (bg) (begǎl), повърхностен (bg) (povǎrhnosten)
Czech: zběžný
Dutch: haastig (nl), oppervlakkig (nl), vluchtig (nl)
Finnish: pintapuolinen, pikainen (fi), kursorinen (fi)
French: rapide (fr), superficiel (fr),
German: oberflächlich (de), flüchtig (de)
Italian: rapido (it) m, distratto (it) m, sbrigativo (it) m
Persian: سرسری‎ (fa) (sarsari)
Polish: pobieżny (pl)
Russian: бе́глый (ru) m (béglyj), пове́рхностный (ru) m (povérxnostnyj)
Spanish: rápido (es), superficial (es)
Swedish: hastig (sv), flyktig (sv), ytlig (sv)
Yiddish: אויבנאויפֿיק‎ (oybnoyfik)

See also

perfunctory

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