cursory

cursory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi/

Adjective

cursory (comparative more cursory, superlative most cursory)

1. hasty; superficial; careless

   Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.

2. (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

Derived terms

• cursorily
• cursoriness

Translations

hasty, superficial, careless

Bulgarian: бегъл (bg) (begǎl), повърхностен (bg) (povǎrhnosten) Czech: zběžný Dutch: haastig (nl), oppervlakkig (nl), vluchtig (nl) Finnish: pintapuolinen, pikainen (fi), kursorinen (fi) French: rapide (fr), superficiel (fr), German: oberflächlich (de), flüchtig (de)

Italian: rapido (it) m, distratto (it) m, sbrigativo (it) m Persian: سرسری‎ (fa) (sarsari) Polish: pobieżny (pl) Russian: бе́глый (ru) m (béglyj), пове́рхностный (ru) m (povérxnostnyj) Spanish: rápido (es), superficial (es) Swedish: hastig (sv), flyktig (sv), ytlig (sv)

Related terms

• cursor
• course