Perfunctory

per·func·to·ry....thanks to dictionary.com

  [per-fuhngk-tuh-ree] Show IPA

 

–adjective

 

1. performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.

2. lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic: In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.

 

 

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Origin:
1575–85; < LL perfūnctōrius  negligent, superficial, deriv. of perfungī  to do one's job, be done, equiv. to per- per- + fung-,  base of fungī  to perform, function + -tōrius -tory¹

—Related forms

per·func·to·ri·ly, adverb

per·func·to·ri·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2.  negligent, heedless, thoughtless, uninterested.

—Antonyms 1, 2.  careful, diligent.

 

Every morning just before he leaves for work, my husband comes and finds me in my little corner of the world. Sitting in my favorite leather chair, dog at my feet, laptop warming my legs. He plants a perfunctory kiss and off he goes to slay dragons.

 

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