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adjective
done quickly and without care; superficial.
The symptoms were so clear that even a cursory examination of the patient would have resulted in a confident diagnosis.
He’d only given the report a cursory glance and was therefore not prepared to discuss it.
WORD PARTS
The word cursory contains the following parts:
cur1, curr, cor1, corr, curs, cour1, cours Latin root that means to run
Example words:
concur, concurrent, corral, corridor, corsair, courier, course, courser, currency, current, curriculum, cursive, cursory, discourse, excursion, incur, incursion, occur, occurrence, precursor, recourse, recur
-ory, -atory2 Latin adjective-forming suffix that means serving to, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ory , -atory2 attaches to Latin verb roots to form adjectives. Adjectives ending in “-atory ” tend to have corresponding verbs ending in “-ate” (congratulatory: congratulate).
Example words:
accusatory, advisory, aleatory, amatory, ambulatory, anticipatory, auditory, commendatory, compulsory, conciliatory, cursory, dextrorotatory, ejaculatory, exclamatory, exploratory, illusory, mandatory, obligatory, perfunctory, preparatory, refractory, respiratory, satisfactory, sensory, transitory