perfunctorily
101briefly — adv 1. momentarily, temporarily, shortly, swiftly, briskly, suddenly, quickly; hastily, cursorily, perfunctorily, hurriedly. 2. concisely, succinctly, straightforwardly, emphatically, pointedly, directly; condensedly, compressedly, contractedly,… …
102commonly — adv 1. without distinction, without originality, tritely, without inspiration, lacking spirit, indifferently, indiscriminately, without thought or effort, Sl. without a brain cell ticking; tolerably, ineffectually, perfunctorily, carelessly,… …
103hastily — adv 1. quickly, speedily, hurriedly; promptly, instantly, straightway, Sl. pronto, in a wink, in an instant, double quick, Inf. like greased lightning, like a shot, like a thunderbolt, Sl. like mad, Sl. like a bat out of hell; directly, at once,… …
104mechanically — adv 1. indifferently, flatly, lifelessly, dully, drably, woodenly; perfunctorily, heedlessly, unthinkingly, uncaringly. 2. routinely, habitually, automatically; instinctively, involuntarily, unconsciously, reflexively; blindly, by heart, by rote …
105motion — n 1. movement, moving, changing place, changing position, driftage, travel, traveling, going; activity, action, activeness, stir, flux; flow, stream, passage, progress, transit; trend, drift, course, current, run, swing; roving, roaming, swaying …
106offhand — adv 1. impromptu, extemporaneously, extempore, improvisationally; without notes, without preparation, at the drop of a hat, on the spur of the moment. 2. informally, unceremoniously, without ceremony; nonchalantly, casually, easily, offhandedly;… …
107slight — adj 1. small, little, tiny, Inf. teeny, smallish, diminutive; miniature, pocket sized, bantam, Inf. baby, Inf. baby sized, small scale; wee, Inf. dinky, puny, Inf. pint sized, short, Inf. half pint. 2. slender, slim, thin, light; delicate,… …
108quickly — adverb 1) he walked quickly Syn: fast, swiftly, briskly, rapidly, speedily, at full tilt, at a gallop, at the double, post haste, hotfoot; informal like (greased) lightning, hell for leather, like blazes, like the wind; Brit.; informal …
109perfunctory — UK [pə(r)ˈfʌŋkt(ə)rɪ] / US [pərˈfʌŋkt(ə)rɪ] adjective done without much effort or interest Officers made a perfunctory search of the room. She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek. Derived word: perfunctorily adverb …
110dog it — idi Informal. to do something perfunctorily or not at all …
