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perfunctorily
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial perfunctorily has 1 sense
- perfunctorily(r = adv.all) as a formality, pro forma - in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
CIDE DICTIONARY
perfunctorily, adv.
In a perfunctory manner; formally; carelessly. Boyle. [1913 Webster]
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