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   Cur·so·ry

   /ˈkərs(ə)rē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed: "a cursory glance at the figures"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin cursorius ‘of a runner’, from cursor (see cursor).

   Derivatives

   • 1. cursorily adverb
   • 2. cursoriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

     3

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

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