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

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
Voltaire