What is "perfunctorily" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does perfunctorily mean in English? Meaning of perfunctorily definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "perfunctorily" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "perfunctorily": in a set manner without serious attention

Adverb

  • Meaning: in a set manner without serious attention
  • Example: they answered my letter pro forma he kissed her cheek perfunctorily
  • Synonyms: as a formality perfunctorily pro forma
  • Synonyms:

    partially, badly, incompetently, incompletely, ineffectively, inefficiently, meagerly, partly, deficiently, ineffectually, ineptly, not enough, scantily,

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    perfunctorily in English: perfunctorily
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