"perfunctory" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/ [UK], /pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i/ [US] Audio: en-us-perfunctory.ogg [US] Forms: more perfunctory [comparative], most perfunctory [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), from per- + fungor. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰewg-|id=enjoy}}, {{der|en|LL.|perfunctōrius||careless, negligent}} Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), {{m|la||perfungor, perfunct-|perform, carry through}} perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), {{m|la|per-}} per-, {{m|la|fungor}} fungor Head templates: {{en-adj}} perfunctory (comparative more perfunctory, superlative most perfunctory)
  1. Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty. Synonyms: automatic, cursory, obligatory, pro forma, token, unthinking
    Sense id: en-perfunctory-en-adj-vsacKdcw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote. Synonyms: haphazard, mechanical, slipshod Translations (performed out of routine, with little care): повърхностен (povǎrhnosten) (Bulgarian), небрежен (nebrežen) (Bulgarian), perfuntori (Catalan), descurat (Catalan), 敷衍 (fūyǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 含糊 (hánhu) (Chinese Mandarin), 不痛不癢 (Chinese Mandarin), 不痛不痒 (bùtòngbùyǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), formální (Czech), ledabylý (Czech), povrchní (Czech), letmý (Czech), zběžný (Czech), skødesløs (Danish), overfladisk (Danish), (louter) plichtmatig (Dutch), machinaal (Dutch), werktuiglijk (Dutch), routineus (Dutch), rutiininomainen (Finnish), pintapuolinen (Finnish), puolihuolimaton (Finnish), sommaire (French), superficiel (French), négligeant (French), pour la forme (French), de pure forme (French), détaché (French), bâclé (French), flüchtig (German), maschinell (German), oberflächlich (German), der Form halber (German), formell (German), pro forma (German), routinemäßig (German), nachlässig (German), διεκπεραιωτικός (diekperaiotikós) (Greek), felületes (Hungarian), hanyag (Hungarian), futó (english: glance) (Hungarian), sleamchúiseach (Irish), neamhaireach (Irish), superficiale (Italian), sbrigativo (Italian), 御座成の (ozanari no) (alt: おざなりの) (Japanese), pobieżny (Polish), powierzchowny (Polish), perfunctório (Portuguese), cu superficialitate (Romanian), cu neglijenââ (Romanian), superficial (Romanian), небре́жный (nebréžnyj) (Russian), пове́рхностный (povérxnostnyj) (Russian), машина́льный (mašinálʹnyj) (Russian), махиналан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), макиналан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), mahinalan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), makinalan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), superficial (Spanish), perfunctorio (Spanish), rutinario (Spanish), invand (Swedish), slentrianmässig (Swedish), vana (Swedish), поверхневий (poverxnevyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), формальний (formalʹnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), машинальний (mašynalʹnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), недбалий (nedbalyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), qua loa (Vietnamese), hời hợt (Vietnamese), đại khái (Vietnamese), אויבנאויפֿיק (oybnoyfik) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-perfunctory-en-adj-aWb~G2PW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'performed out of routine, with little care': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: perfunctorily, perfunctoriness, pro forma

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          "ref": "1992, Peter Bowbrick, The Economics of Quality, Grades, and Brands, page 55",
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          "word": "不痛不痒"
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          "word": "pour la forme"
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          "word": "détaché"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "bâclé"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "flüchtig"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "maschinell"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "oberflächlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "der Form halber"
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        {
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          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "formell"
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "routinemäßig"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "nachlässig"
        },
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          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diekperaiotikós",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "διεκπεραιωτικός"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "felületes"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "hanyag"
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          "code": "hu",
          "english": "glance",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "futó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "sleamchúiseach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "neamhaireach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "superficiale"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "sbrigativo"
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          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "alt": "おざなりの",
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          "word": "御座成の"
        },
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          "word": "pobieżny"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "powierzchowny"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "perfunctório"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "cu superficialitate"
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          "_dis1": "38 62",
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          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "cu neglijenââ"
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          "_dis1": "38 62",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "superficial"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nebréžnyj",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "небре́жный"
        },
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          "word": "пове́рхностный"
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          "roman": "mašinálʹnyj",
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          "word": "машина́льный"
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        {
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "makinalan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "superficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "perfunctorio"
        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "rutinario"
        },
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          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "invand"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "slentrianmässig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "vana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "poverxnevyj",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "поверхневий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "38 62",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "formalʹnyj",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
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        },
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          "word": "недбалий"
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          "_dis1": "38 62",
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          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "qua loa"
        },
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          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
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          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "đại khái"
        },
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          "code": "yi",
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          "roman": "oybnoyfik",
          "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
          "word": "אויבנאויפֿיק"
        }
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          "ref": "1992, Peter Bowbrick, The Economics of Quality, Grades, and Brands, page 55",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "povǎrhnosten",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "повърхностен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nebrežen",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "небрежен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "perfuntori"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "descurat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fūyǎn",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "敷衍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hánhu",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "含糊"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "不痛不癢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùtòngbùyǎng",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "不痛不痒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "formální"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "ledabylý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "povrchní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "letmý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "zběžný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "skødesløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "overfladisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "(louter) plichtmatig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "machinaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "werktuiglijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "routineus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "rutiininomainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "pintapuolinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "puolihuolimaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "sommaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "superficiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "négligeant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "pour la forme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "de pure forme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "détaché"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "bâclé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "flüchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "maschinell"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "oberflächlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "der Form halber"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "formell"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "pro forma"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "routinemäßig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "nachlässig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diekperaiotikós",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "διεκπεραιωτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "felületes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "hanyag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "glance",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "futó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "sleamchúiseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "neamhaireach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "superficiale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "sbrigativo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おざなりの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ozanari no",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "御座成の"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "pobieżny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "powierzchowny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "perfunctório"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "cu superficialitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "cu neglijenââ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nebréžnyj",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "небре́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povérxnostnyj",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "пове́рхностный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mašinálʹnyj",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "машина́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "махиналан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "макиналан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mahinalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "makinalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "perfunctorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "rutinario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "invand"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "slentrianmässig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "vana"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poverxnevyj",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "поверхневий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "formalʹnyj",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "формальний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mašynalʹnyj",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "машинальний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedbalyj",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "недбалий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "qua loa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "hời hợt"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "đại khái"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oybnoyfik",
      "sense": "performed out of routine, with little care",
      "word": "אויבנאויפֿיק"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perfunctory"
}

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