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perfunctory /pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)ri/
▶adjective carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
– derivatives
perfunctorily adverb,
perfunctoriness noun.
perfunctorily adverb,
perfunctoriness noun.
– origin C16: from late L. perfunctorius ‘careless’, from L. perfunct-, perfungi ‘have done with, discharge’.
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