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  • per·func·to·ry   per-fuhngk-tuh-ree Show IPA

    adjective

    Perfunctory,

    1.

    performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.

    2.

    lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic: In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.

    June 14, 2012