English to German Meaning of cursory - flüchtig

Cursory :

flüchtig

adjective

schnell, flüchtig, oberflächlich, flach, hauttief, nach außen

Cursors :: CursorCursory :: flüchtig

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Definitions of cursory in English

Adjective(1) hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough, or cursory

Examples of cursory in English

(1) They don't throw me even so much as the most cursory glance, before deciding that I'm too old for their club night.(2) It moved to cross the road, and gave a cursory glance left, then right, then stepped out into oblivion.(3) He gave the crowded room a quick cursory glance, and spotted the uniforms in the corner.(4) At a cursory glance 150,000 euro seems an awful lot of money to pay for one acre.(5) A cursory glance through the annals of history will prove this beyond doubt.(6) A cursory glance at a Greek concordance will quickly show that Mary is never spoken of in this way.(7) Even a cursory glance at the business news illustrates what he means.(8) The fibre doors flap in the stiff wind; a cursory glance is enough to tell me the toilets are yet to be used.(9) At a cursory glance it is clear to see the potential of such a handsome space.(10) Plus, a cursory glance across the water shows that difficulties with stadiums are far from being unique to Ireland.(11) Novelty bands are ten a penny, as even the most cursory glance at the charts on either side of the Atlantic will show you.(12) A cursory glance at the headlines suggests he has more interviews to conduct before anybody starts to believe him.(13) Just a cursory glance at the brochure gives an idea of the immense undertaking this is.(14) Believe it or not, there wasn't a single piece worth more than a cursory glance.(15) This sounds more like something one of her characters might say than the evidence of even the most cursory glance in the mirror.(16) What I couldn't understand were the others who gave the news pictures a cursory glance, and then went back to work.

(1) cursive writing ::

Kursivschrift

Synonyms

Adjective

1. perfunctory ::

flüchtig

2. desultory ::

planlos

3. casual ::

beiläufig

4. superficial ::

oberflächlich

5. token ::

Zeichen

6. sketchy ::

skizzenhaft

7. half-done ::

halb fertig

8. incomplete ::

unvollständig

9. hasty ::

hastig

10. quick ::

schnell

11. hurried ::

eilig

12. rapid ::

schnell

13. brief ::

kurz

14. passing ::

Vorbeigehen

Antonyms

1. deliberate ::

beraten

Different Forms

cursors, cursory

Word Example from TV Shows

All right. Based on a CURSORY reading, it doesn't look like...

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 21

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