cursory Sentence Examples
- I gave the document only a cursory glance before signing it, not realizing its implications.
- With just a cursory examination, the doctor diagnosed the patient's symptoms as a common cold.
- She conducted a cursory review of the literature to get a general understanding of the topic.
- The detective's cursory investigation failed to uncover any substantial evidence.
- Before the interview, he only had time for a cursory preparation, which left him feeling unprepared.
- Despite his cursory efforts, he managed to complete the project on time.
- The teacher gave the student's essay a cursory read and marked it with minimal feedback.
- He gave a cursory apology, but it lacked sincerity and failed to address the issue.
- The journalist's cursory coverage of the event left much of the story untold.
- In a cursory examination of the car, the mechanic noticed several issues that needed immediate attention.
cursory Meaning
cursory (s)
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Synonyms & Antonyms of cursory
Synonyms:
- abrupt
- flying
- gadarene
- pell-mell
- impromptu
- rapid
- overhasty
- spontaneous
- makeshift
- precipitate
- headlong
- reckless
- helter-skelter
- precipitous
- swift
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word cursory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
hasty, quick, sudden,hurried, rushed, rash, impulsive, drive-by, abrupt, flying
circumspect, calculated, measured,deliberate, unhurried, deliberate, unhurried, unrushed, calculated, unrushed
I gave the document only a cursory glance before signing it, not realizing its implications.
With just a cursory examination, the doctor diagnosed the patient's symptoms as a common cold.
She conducted a cursory review of the literature to get a general understanding of the topic.
The detective's cursory investigation failed to uncover any substantial evidence.
