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Perfunctory

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(1):

(a.) Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.

(2):

(a.) Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Perfunctory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/perfunctory.html. 1828.
 
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