cursory (Meaning)

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cursory (s)

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

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.

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

hurried, quick, drive-by, rash, hasty, impulsive, sudden, rushed, precipitate, overhasty

unrushed, circumspect, unrushed, unhurried,deliberate, deliberate, measured, measured, circumspect, calculated

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.