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Added 10 October 2026

cursory

/ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/ adjective

Latin root: cursorius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cursory at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough.
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”).

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