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perfunctory (adjective), more perfunctory, most perfunctory
1. Descriptive of something that is done as a matter of duty or custom and lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic: During his lectures, as far as his students are concerned, the professor reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory instructor.
2. A reference to an activity which is hastily or superficially and mechanically accomplished: When music or dramas are performed merely as routine duties, then they might result in perfunctory renditions.
3. Etymology: from Latin perfunctorius, "done in a careless or superficial manner" from the Latin perfungi, "to accomplish" or "to get through with."
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2. A reference to an activity which is hastily or superficially and mechanically accomplished: When music or dramas are performed merely as routine duties, then they might result in perfunctory renditions.
3. Etymology: from Latin perfunctorius, "done in a careless or superficial manner" from the Latin perfungi, "to accomplish" or "to get through with."