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cursory

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k??.s?.?i/, /?k??s.?i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?k??.s?.?i/, /?k??s.?i/
  • (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?k??.s?.?i/, /?k??s.?i/
  • Hyphenation: cur?so?ry, curs?ory

Adjective

cursory (comparative more cursory, superlative most cursory)

  1. hasty or superficial
    Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.
  2. careless or desultory
    The cursory inspection missed several irregularities.
  3. (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

Derived terms

  • cursorily
  • cursoriness

Translations

Related terms

  • cursor
  • course

See also

  • perfunctory

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fading

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fe?d??/
  • Rhymes: -e?d??

Verb

fading

  1. present participle of fade.

Noun

fading (plural fadings)

  1. The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.
    • 1854, Herman Melville, Israel Potter
      […] the rude earth of the wall had no painted lustre to shed off all fadings and tarnish […]
  2. (obsolete) An Irish dance.
    • Fading is a fine jig.
  3. (obsolete) The burden of a song.

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