Cursory
adjective
Quick and not thorough or detailed.
He gave the document a cursory glance
Often appears as...
- cursory glance
- cursory look
adjective
Quick and not thorough or detailed.
He gave the document a cursory glance
Often appears as...
- cursory glance
- cursory look
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Detail
Indicates a brush-over of the subject, often missing intricacies and depth.
His cursory understanding of the rules led to many mistakes in the game.
Pro Tip 2/3Briefness Implied
Suggests that attention or time given was minimal.
The tourist took a cursory look at the brochure before moving on.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Analysis
Not suitable for situations requiring in-depth evaluation or thought.
A cursory check might miss critical issues in the software code.
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Detail
Indicates a brush-over of the subject, often missing intricacies and depth.
His cursory understanding of the rules led to many mistakes in the game.
Pro Tip 2/3Briefness Implied
Suggests that attention or time given was minimal.
The tourist took a cursory look at the brochure before moving on.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Analysis
Not suitable for situations requiring in-depth evaluation or thought.
A cursory check might miss critical issues in the software code.
Pro Tip 1/3Lack of Detail
Indicates a brush-over of the subject, often missing intricacies and depth.
His cursory understanding of the rules led to many mistakes in the game.
Pro Tip 2/3Briefness Implied
Suggests that attention or time given was minimal.
The tourist took a cursory look at the brochure before moving on.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Analysis
Not suitable for situations requiring in-depth evaluation or thought.
A cursory check might miss critical issues in the software code.
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Why Brexit happened --...
and time periods in those countries for attitudes and tolerance of questions like migration and mobility on the one hand and free trade on the other. But one hypothesis that I think emerges from a cursory look at that data
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Why Brexit happened --...
and time periods in those countries for attitudes and tolerance of questions like migration and mobility on the one hand and free trade on the other. But one hypothesis that I think emerges from a cursory look at that data
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Safari Live - Day 280 PIPE...
sir you're gonna walk straight towards us what a gym what a gentleman the knee allas all moved off and he walked right past where they'd been standing without even a cursory glance it just goes to
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Franklin Foer
American Writer
Trump has emphatically denied ties to Russia - a claim refuted by his Twitter feed and a cursory Google search. Putin says his government had nothing to do with the hack of the DNC computers, even though it carelessly left a trail of crumbs tracing back to his intelligence services. The cunning liar is exploiting the blundering one.
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Charles Shaughnessy
British Actor
Days of Our Lives' was an insane schedule. You're doing a whole one-hour show in a day. You do a very cursory run-through with the director telling you where you're going to be standing, then you do a quick rehearsal on camera and you shoot it.
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Claire Fox
British Writer
A cursory look at coverage of the so-called 'Free Tommy' brigade, centered around the alleged censorship of Tommy Robinson, a notorious anti-Islam campaigner, reveals how liberals shun defending the free-speech rights of the unpalatable.
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Mos Def
American Musician
If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing.
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Henry Miller
American Author
We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests.
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Ben Fountain
American Writer
Even a cursory run through American history shows exceptionalism has been used to justify bloodshed, oppression, and profit.
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Ari Melber
American Journalist
Anyone with a cursory knowledge of American history knows that unchecked spying undermines democracy and public trust.
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Franklin Foer
American Writer
Trump has emphatically denied ties to Russia - a claim refuted by his Twitter feed and a cursory Google search. Putin says his government had nothing to do with the hack of the DNC computers, even though it carelessly left a trail of crumbs tracing back to his intelligence services. The cunning liar is exploiting the blundering one.
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Charles Shaughnessy
British Actor
Days of Our Lives' was an insane schedule. You're doing a whole one-hour show in a day. You do a very cursory run-through with the director telling you where you're going to be standing, then you do a quick rehearsal on camera and you shoot it.
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Claire Fox
British Writer
A cursory look at coverage of the so-called 'Free Tommy' brigade, centered around the alleged censorship of Tommy Robinson, a notorious anti-Islam campaigner, reveals how liberals shun defending the free-speech rights of the unpalatable.
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Mos Def
American Musician
If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing.
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Henry Miller
American Author
We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests.
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Ben Fountain
American Writer
Even a cursory run through American history shows exceptionalism has been used to justify bloodshed, oppression, and profit.
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Ari Melber
American Journalist
Anyone with a cursory knowledge of American history knows that unchecked spying undermines democracy and public trust.
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