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   perfunctory

   /pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort: "he gave a perfunctory nod"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from late Latin perfunctorius ‘careless’, from Latin perfunct- ‘done with, discharged’, from the verb perfungi.

   Derivatives

   • 1. perfunctorily adverb
   • 2. perfunctoriness noun

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