| Main Entry: | cursory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, hasty |
Synonyms: |
brief, careless, depthless, desultory, fast, half-assed, half-baked, haphazard, hit or miss, hurried, offhand, passing, perfunctory, quick, random, rapid, shallow, short, sketchy, slapdash, slight, sloppy, speedy, summary, superficial, swift, uncritical |
| Notes: | cursory means 'superficial'; cursorial is 'pertaining or adapted to running' |
Antonyms: |
complete, meticulous, painstaking, perfect, thorough, unhurried |
| Main Entry: | helter-skelter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | with undue hurry and confusion |
Synonyms: |
arbitrary, carelessly, chaotic, confused, disorderly, haphazard, hastily, hit or miss, hurried, hurry-scurry, in disorder, random, recklessly, slapdash |
| Main Entry: | hit or miss |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | marked by lack of care |
Synonyms: |
at random, by chance, haphazardly, hit-or-miss |
| Main Entry: | rule of thumb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rule that it is wise to follow |
Synonyms: |
criterion, hit and miss, pragmatism, trial and error, unwritten rule |
| Main Entry: | trial and error |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | experimental approach |
Synonyms: |
R and D, analysis, cut and try, examination, experiment, hit and miss, hit or miss, probe, research, research and development, study, tentation, test |