A cursory examination of his teeth indicated that he had gingivitis.
Source: tatoeba (2017)
Cursory
//ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi//
Synonyms for "cursory" (182 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (54)
Related words (91)
no great shakesnot deepnot in the moodobliviousoffhandon the spoton the surfaceopposedpassingpettypicayunepicayunishpromiscuouspromptquickrandomrapidrecalcitrantrecklessrefractory
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regardlessresistantrespectlessroughshallowshallow-rootedshoalshortsketchyskin deepskin-deepslap-bangslapdashslightsmallsnapspeedysulkysullensummarysuperficialsurfaceswifttactlessthinthoughtlesstinytriflingtrivialunconsentinguncriticalundiplomaticunheedfulunheedingunmindfulunpreparedunprofoundunreadyunsolicitousuntactfulunthinkingunwillingurgent
Adjective(25 words)
on the moveon the wingpost hasteprecipitantquickquick as a flashquicksomerapidrecklessregardlessremissslapdashslipshodsloppyslovenlyspeedfulspeedyspit-spotswifttripsome
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Adjective(3 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
2 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- бегъл adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- повърхностен adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Czech
1 entries- zběžný adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Danish
2 entries- kursorisk adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- overfladisk adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Dutch
3 entries- haastig adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- oppervlakkig adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- vluchtig adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Finnish
3 entries- kursorinen adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- pikainen adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- pintapuolinen adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
French
2 entries- rapide adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- superficiel adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
German
2 entries- flüchtig adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- oberflächlich adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Italian
3 entries- distratto adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- rapido adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- sbrigativo adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Persian
1 entries- سرسری adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Polish
1 entries- pobieżny adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Russian
2 entries- бе́глый adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- пове́рхностный adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Spanish
1 entries- somero adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Swedish
3 entries- flyktig adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- hastig adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
- ytlig adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Yiddish
1 entries- אויבנאויפֿיק adj (hasty, superficial, careless)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
He gave the material a cursory reading.
Source: tatoeba (2299125)
I only had a cursory look at it.
Source: tatoeba (7316218)
Cassidy was relieved when the police officer waved her on after only a cursory glance into her back seat.
Source: tatoeba (10266637)
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