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perfunctory /pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)ri /
▸ adjective (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort:
he gave a perfunctory nod.
– DERIVATIVES
perfunctorily /pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)rɪli / adverb
perfunctoriness /pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)rɪnəs / noun
– ORIGIN late 16th century : from late Latin perfunctorius ‘careless’, from Latin perfunct- ‘done with, discharged’, from the verb perfungi.
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