2006-07-28 18:32:42 · 9 answers · asked by soulsista 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Done routinely and with little interest or care: The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.
Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care.
adj 1: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" [syn: casual, cursory, passing(a)] 2: as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" [syn: pro forma]
2006-07-28 18:35:18 · answer #1 · answered by muhuehue 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Define Perfunctory
2016-09-30 22:56:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Does Perfunctory Mean
2016-12-18 04:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by karsten 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfunctory means routine and unimportant. For example, a cashier says a perfunctory "thank you for shopping at Wal Mart" when handing you your receipt.
2006-07-28 18:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes....it means done almost out of habit, or on the fly without much feeling behind it...
She gave her husband a perfunctory kiss before he left for work.
2006-07-28 18:35:33 · answer #5 · answered by Angie28 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question warrants no more than a perfunctory response.
2006-07-28 18:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by he's gone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
word perfunctory sentence: https://tinyurl.im/e/what-does-the-word-perfunctory-mean-can-you-use-it-in-a-sentence
2015-05-14 09:04:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Routinely or unenthusiastic. Any word can be used in a sentence.
2006-07-28 18:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by groovusy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FANMAIL!
From: soulsista
Subject: response to atheist ?
Message: sooo you are a bigot? just as i figured MOST atheist were.
2006-07-29 11:40:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did it cos they had to as a part of the routine.
2006-07-28 18:36:28 · answer #10 · answered by crystal89431 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋