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perfunctorily
adverb as in inadequately
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Example Sentences
I answered his questions perfunctorily, begging off that I was soon to return to my dorm, as I was tired.
Deane watched his face as—perfunctorily subdued, decorous, he stood where Ruth had stood a moment before.
The Martian nodded perfunctorily to the girl and then turned his level gaze toward the man.
But when the door had finally closed on him Hepworth let his perfunctorily smiling face relax.
She gave some attention to her flowers, but it was perfunctorily bestowed, for they no longer charmed her.
"Ye've done gr-r-rand f'r-r a beginnerr-r," said John McTavish, wearily, perfunctorily.
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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to perfunctorily, such as: partially, badly, deficiently, incompetently, incompletely, and ineffectively.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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