perfunctorily

Words with a similar base: perfunctorily

'perfunctorily'

[perfunctorily.r.01] as in: in a set manner without serious attention

Examples:
they answered my letter pro forma
he kissed her cheek perfunctorily

Origins

					perfunctorily (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── perfunctory (English)
    └── perfunctorius (Latin)

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