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Word: Perfunctory
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from late Latin perfunctorius ‘careless’, from Latin perfunct- ‘done with, discharged’, from the verb perfungi
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Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort
Short Definition:carried out without real interest or effort
Examples:- he gave a perfunctory nod
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