Perfunctoriness
[per-fuhngk-tuh-ree] /pərˈfʌŋk tə ri/
adjective
1.
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial:
perfunctory courtesy.
2.
lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic:
In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.
/pəˈfʌŋktərɪ/
adjective
1.
done superficially, only as a matter of routine; careless or cursory
2.
dull or indifferent
adj.
1580s, from Late Latin perfunctorius “careless, negligent,” literally “like one who wishes to get through a thing,” from Latin perfungus, past participle of perfungi “discharge, busy oneself, get through,” from per- “through” + fungi “perform” (see function (n.)). Related: Perfunctorily.
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