"perfunctory" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Anglais]

IPA: \pəˈfʌŋ.tɹɪ\, \pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ\, \pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i\, \pəˈfʌŋ.tɹɪ\, \pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ\, \pɚˈfʌŋ.tɚ.i\, \pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i\, pɚˈfʌŋ.tɚ.i Audio: en-us-perfunctory.ogg Forms: more perfunctory [comparative], most perfunctory [superlative]
  1. Négligent, pour la forme, superficiel ; par cœur, mécanique ; médiocre.
    Sense id: fr-perfunctory-en-adj-RkBDlgB8 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: automatic, cursory, dutiful, mechanical, obligatory, slipshod, token, unthinking Derived forms: perfunctorily, perfunctoriness
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    {
      "word": "obligatory"
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      "word": "dutiful"
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      "word": "mechanical"
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      "word": "obligatory"
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