cursorily
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Related to cursorily: obstinately, sullenly
cur·so·ry
(kûr′sə-rē)adj.
Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.
[Late Latin cursōrius, of running, from Latin cursor, runner; see cursor.]
cur′so·ri·ly adv.
cur′so·ri·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | cursorily - without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine" |
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Translations
بِسُرعَه
letmozběžně
flygtigt
yfirborîslega
zbežne
gelişigüzel bir şekildeüstünkörü bir biçimde
cursorily
[ˈkɜːsərɪlɪ] ADV [glance] → brevemente, de forma somera; [read] → por encima, de forma someraCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cursorily
adv glance → flüchtig; inspect, investigate also → oberflächlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cursorily
[ˈkɜːs/ərɪlɪ] adv (glance) → di sfuggita, in fretta; (read through) → rapidamente, in frettaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cursory
(ˈkəːsəri) adjective hurried. a cursory glance.
ˈcursorily adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.