perfunctionaryadj.

Brit.

/pəˈfʌŋ(k)ʃn̩(ə)ri/, U.S.

/pərˈfəŋ(k)ʃəˌnɛri/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: perfunctory adj.

Etymology: Alteration of perfunctory adj., after functionary n.

Perfunctory, formal; suggesting or having the air of an official or functionary.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] > formal as opposed to personal or private

publica1538

officious1602

functional1631

official1816

perfunctionary1838

1838 New Monthly Mag. 55 206 A female voice, in a soft but somewhat perfunctionary tone, demanded ‘Est ce qu'on peut allumer le feu?’

1864 Good Words 5 227/2 With the air..of a drill-sergeant, upright as a sign-post, grave and perfunctionary in guise.

1939 Jrnl. Amer. Assoc. Univ. Teachers Insurance 6 64 A large group of students hears nothing about social insurance... The vast majority of students obtain only a perfunctionary survey.

1972 Jrnl. Marriage & Family 34 163/1 This [marriage] ceremony ended her relationship with the ritual husband except for perfunctionary acts after his death.

2000 Guardian (Nexis) 21 Mar. 11 Ken Livingstone yesterday offered the Commons a perfunctionary apology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perfunctionary
释义	perfunctionaryadj. Brit. /pəˈfʌŋ(k)ʃn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /pərˈfəŋ(k)ʃəˌnɛri/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: perfunctory adj. Etymology: Alteration of perfunctory adj., after functionary n. Perfunctory, formal; suggesting or having the air of an official or functionary. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] > formal as opposed to personal or private publica1538 officious1602 functional1631 official1816 perfunctionary1838 1838 New Monthly Mag. 55 206 A female voice, in a soft but somewhat perfunctionary tone, demanded ‘Est ce qu'on peut allumer le feu?’ 1864 Good Words 5 227/2 With the air..of a drill-sergeant, upright as a sign-post, grave and perfunctionary in guise. 1939 Jrnl. Amer. Assoc. Univ. Teachers Insurance 6 64 A large group of students hears nothing about social insurance... The vast majority of students obtain only a perfunctionary survey. 1972 Jrnl. Marriage & Family 34 163/1 This [marriage] ceremony ended her relationship with the ritual husband except for perfunctionary acts after his death. 2000 Guardian (Nexis) 21 Mar. 11 Ken Livingstone yesterday offered the Commons a perfunctionary apology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1838
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