perfunctory
سطحي
definition
adjective
he gave a perfunctory nod
(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
translation of 'perfunctory'
adjective
سطحي,
تعوزه الحماسة,
لامبال
example
They are functional but somehow 'perfunctory' , uncompelling.
This has resulted in a 'perfunctory' clean-up of the area and a discussion on the lack of funds available to restore the park to an acceptable standard.
After a 'perfunctory' search, the soldiers found nothing suspicious in his vehicle and the incident was written off as a tragic accident.
That was why the requirements for the non-enterprise websites had been superficial and 'perfunctory' .
Excuse us for a 'perfunctory' midweek news roundup this week.
Still, if her attempts to marry wealth are 'perfunctory' , her efforts to increase hers are disastrous.
It seems likely that this interest was never more than passive or 'perfunctory' .
He fails in his duty if his investigation is superficial, slipshod or 'perfunctory' .
He asked what happened, made some 'perfunctory' enquiries, reset the cord and carried on.
A 'perfunctory' glance at the painting without having any thought on the substance and the meaning of the work is of little use.
I performed a few 'perfunctory' twirls and made good my escape.
After the most 'perfunctory' of prefaces, he began to speak quickly, urgently.
However, this poor, 'perfunctory' effort will do the band more harm than good.
But its digital download efforts to date have been 'perfunctory' and poorly promoted.
Anyone with even the most 'perfunctory' interest in classical music will have their own favourite Mozart piece.
We have sat through a showcase of set speeches by shadow ministers, but only 'perfunctory' contributions have been allowed from the floor.
Without individualized merit pay, teacher evaluations will remain 'perfunctory' at best.
His comments on these developments were rather brief and 'perfunctory' .
His hands are very soft but quite puffy too, and his shake is straight from the school of 'perfunctory' political politeness.
Friday's rain-lashed practice session was no more than a few 'perfunctory' laps to give the spectators something to watch.
Senior officials will only refer to its essence in public lectures and fora 'perfunctorily' and only in passing and concentrate more on questions of organisation.
Almost 'perfunctorily' , the Prime Minister began yesterday's session with a quick run-through of how asylum-seeker applications had genuinely fallen and how public services were genuinely on the mend.
Both were autodidacts, who went, 'perfunctorily' , to school and college while pursuing their education by their own means and under their own instruction.
Yet the plot devices are so slapdash, and key developments are tossed off so 'perfunctorily' , that it seems the author didn't even have the time to write us a good bad book.
What is notable about the commentary in this instance is its utter 'perfunctoriness' .
The other leaders of the democracy movement protested at the severity of the sentence and the 'perfunctoriness' of the trial, but few openly supported his political demands.
This Polish-Thai gastronomic centaur signals either overinventiveness or a commendable resistance to good cooking's greatest foe, 'perfunctoriness' .
And if some do, they do so 'perfunctorily' , in a half-hearted manner.
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