Definition of "cursory" []

• Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines. (adjective)

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• "Principal Steve Perry doesn't believe in cursory inspections."
• "Giving a detailed answer to all of them, even in cursory fashion, would make a small volume."
• "Indeed, most of the instances of the term a cursory Google search of whitehouse. gov uncovers come in questions from the media"