perfunctory

Pronunciation: /pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/

The English word “perfunctory” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.

Etymology

From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), from per- + fungor.

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