perfunctory

For his 27 years at the club as player and assistant manager, did John Kennedy deserve a bit more than a perfunctory sentence of farewell from the club upon announcing his exit?

It was perfunctory, but after the week the defending champions have had, that's exactly what they needed.

We get a few perfunctory glimpses of what the brass is like when they’re out of uniform and quiet; it comes as a relief.

Norm doesn’t treat the inquiry — “How’s the world treating you, Norm?” — as perfunctory pleasantry.

The applause offered for Musk in the Cabinet meeting was enthusiastic on the part of some, perfunctory by others and non-existent in at least one case.