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