| perfunctory | 1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterised by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions. 2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. "Perfunctory in his devotions." Origin: L. Perfunctorius, fr. Perfunctus dispatched, p.p. Of perfungi to discharge, dispatch; per (see Per) + fungi to perform. See Function. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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