cursory

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/, /ˈkɜːs.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi/, /ˈkɝːs.ɹi/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɵː.sɘ.ɹi/, /ˈkɵːs.ɹi/
• Hyphenation: cur‧so‧ry, curs‧ory

Adjective

cursory (comparative more cursory, superlative most cursory)

1. hasty; superficial; careless

   Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.

2. (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

Derived terms

• cursorily
• cursoriness

Translations

hasty, superficial, careless

• Bulgarian: бегъл (bg) (begǎl), повърхностен (bg) (povǎrhnosten)
• Czech: zběžný
• Dutch: haastig (nl), oppervlakkig (nl), vluchtig (nl)
• Finnish: pintapuolinen, pikainen (fi), kursorinen (fi)
• French: rapide (fr), superficiel (fr),
• German: oberflächlich (de), flüchtig (de)
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• Italian: rapido (it) m, distratto (it) m, sbrigativo (it) m
• Persian: سرسری (fa) (sarsari)
• Polish: pobieżny (pl)
• Russian: бе́глый (ru) m (béglyj), пове́рхностный (ru) m (povérxnostnyj)
• Spanish: rápido (es), superficial (es)
• Swedish: hastig (sv), flyktig (sv), ytlig (sv)

Related terms

• cursor
• course