† cursitoryadj.
Obsolete. rare.
= cursory adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > careless, not thorough
overlyc1450
superficialc1456
sloven1532
sloven-like1569
perfunctory1592
slovenly1592
perfunctorious1599
cursory1601
cursorarya1616
slighty1619
cursitory1632
touch and go1682
passant1685
skimming1728
slapdashc1792
lax1812
slap-bang1815
slummocking1825
slobbery1832
percursory1837
slipshod1845
slip-string1854
slummocky1855
free and easy1864
unthorough1868
slurring1880
slummy1881
sploshy1881
skimmy1893
surfacy1975
drive-through1994
the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > acting with haste > carelessly
slubberinga1591
cursory1601
cursorarya1616
cursitory1632
passant1685
percursory1837
slurring1880
1632 R. Le Grys tr. Velleius Paterculus Romane Hist. 306 Hee that in the cursitory way of this so contracted a worke, dares take upon him [etc.].
Derivatives
cursitorily adv. cursorily.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > without thoroughness or exactness
lightlyOE
overly1440
superficially1526
slovenly1548
glancingly1556
overrunningly1561
cursorily1565
perfunctorily1581
sloven-like1589
cursoriwise1598
perfunctoriously1609
slubberingly1622
cursitorily1628
skimmingly1847
unscrutinizingly1891
sloppily1898
the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > hastily or hurriedly > carelessly
cursorily1565
cursoriwise1598
cursitorily1628
1628 R. Le Grys tr. J. Barclay Argenis ii. 214 Hauing therefore cursitorily reuiewed her face..I..desired her to tell me who she was.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1628