- cursory examination
- /kars(a)riy agzaemaneyshan/ An inspection for defects visible or ascertainable by ordinary examination; contrasted from a thorough examination
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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cursory examination — /kars(a)riy agzaemaneyshan/ An inspection for defects visible or ascertainable by ordinary examination; contrasted from a thorough examination … Black's law dictionary
cursory — I adjective apathetic, brief, careless, casual, desultory, hasty, heedless, hurried, immethodical, inattentive, incautious, indifferent, lax, offhand, passing, perfunctory, quick, rapid, regardless, shallow, short, slapdash, slipshod, speedy,… … Law dictionary
cursory — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cursory — cur|so|ry [ kɜrsəri ] adjective FORMAL quick and not thorough: BRIEF: A cursory examination did not reveal any problems … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cursory — UK [ˈkɜː(r)sərɪ] / US [ˈkɜrsərɪ] adjective formal quick and not thorough A cursory examination did not reveal any problems … English dictionary
cursory — [ˈkɜːsəri] adj formal quick and not thorough Syn: superficial a cursory examination/search[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
examination — n. test set of questions 1) to administer, conduct, give an examination 2) to draw up, make up an examination 3) to monitor, proctor, supervise an examination 4) to sit (BE), take an examination 5) to fail; pass an examination 6) a difficult,… … Combinatory dictionary
examination — noun 1 (formal) formal test ⇨ See also ↑exam ADJECTIVE ▪ certification (AmE), entrance ▪ final ▪ He has just completed his final examinations at São Paulo University. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
cursory — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)səri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut... I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.… … English dictionary
cursory — adj. Cursory is used with these nouns: ↑check, ↑examination, ↑glance, ↑inspection, ↑look, ↑reading, ↑scan, ↑treatment … Collocations dictionary
