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perfunctory
adjective as in automatic, unthinking
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Example Sentences
The perfunctory signage and wall text seem to be deliberate: How many visitors want to get bogged down in details, the GEM seems to reason.
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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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