Associations to the word «Cursory»

Wiktionary

CURSORY, adjective. Hasty; superficial; careless
CURSORY, adjective. (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

Dictionary definition

CURSORY, adjective. Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley