Cursorily

  • 131briefly — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concisely] Syn. in a few words, in a word, succinctly, concisely, in brief, in short, in sum, in a nutshell, in capsule form, in outline, shortly, curtly, abruptly, brusquely, laconically, tersely, summarily, to be brief,… …

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  • 132cursory — cur|so|ry [ˈkə:səri US ˈkə:r ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: cursorius of running , from Latin currere; CURRENT1] done very quickly without much attention to details cursory glance/look ▪ Even a cursory glance at the figures will… …

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