perfunctory

Synonyymisanakirja

perfunctory

huolimaton, piittaamaton, välinpitämätön, puolihuolimaton, pintapuolinen, pikainen, ylimalkainen, kursorinen, muodollinen, proforma-, muodon vuoksi.

Rimmaavat sanat

perfunctory rimmaa näiden kanssa:

henry, sherry, sorry, curry, kärry, ostoskärry, peräkärry, country, jury, treasury...

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Englannin sanakirja

perfunctory (englanti > suomi)

1. rutiininomainen, pintapuolinen, puolihuolimaton

perfunctory englanniksi

1. Done merely to discharge a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions; aspiring only to minimum standards.

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2. (quote-book)|title=(w)|chapter=VIII|passage=I caught the gist of what he was saying--which in effect was that he had found and captured this Galu, that she was his and that he defied anyone to question his right of possession. It appeared to me, as I afterward learned was the fact, that I was witnessing the most primitive of marriage ceremonies. The assembled members of the tribe looked on and listened in a sort of dull and perfunctory apathy, for the speaker was by far the mightiest of the clan.

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