perfunctory

Meaning of perfunctory

adjective
  1. Done only to fulfil a duty, or in a careless or indifferent manner; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote.
    He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad's car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty.

Information about perfunctory

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of perfunctory

per-func-tory

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • perfunctory is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

perfunctory synonyms

Meaning casual:

casual, cursory, passing

Meaning :

automatic, dutiful, mechanical, obligatory, slipshod, token, unthinking

perfunctory antonyms

Meaning :

careful, complete, thorough

Words that rhyme with perfunctory

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