perfunctory

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The much criticised Youssef Chermiti scored an extraordinary double before Kasper Schmeichel flapped at Mikey Moore's perfunctory shot.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Right there, you have the perfect shadow-docket sandwich: perfunctory, bad decisionmaking, conclusory predictions about what constitutes an “emergency” and who’s going to win, decided in a couple of days, wiping out extensive factual findings.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

Stefansson’s telegrams to the dead men’s families are perfunctory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

TRW investigators had performed only a perfunctory background check.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

He gave Sandor Clegane a perfunctory nod and walked away as briskly as his stunted legs would carry him, whistling.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin