Definition of "perfunctorily" [per•func•to•ri•ly]

• In a perfunctory manner, without interest or concern for quality. (adverb)

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• "Scheiman called perfunctorily for Mrs McIverney, for a bath to be drawn, and for clothing to be brought, ignoring my (admittedly feeble) protestations that none of this was necessary with a great deal more brusqueness than I should have expected in a mere secretary."
• "Although in the final paragraph of its first editorial on the subject, the newspaper perfunctorily expresses its faith in a two-state solution, its spin on these documents over the past week suggests otherwise."
• "Before he passed out, he tried to grope me perfunctorily – almost dutifully – but gave up with apparent and unflattering relief when I brushed him off."