Another word for perfunctory
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Adjective
Performed or performing automatically and impersonally
- Of or relating to machines or tools:
- Operated or produced by a mechanism or machine:
- Of, relating to, or governed by mechanics.
- Acting or operating in a manner essentially independent of external influence or control:
- Self-regulating:
- Acting or done without volition or conscious control; involuntary:
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Another word for perfunctory
Modifier
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- A set of customary or unchanging and often mechanically performed activities or procedures:
- The practice of such activities or procedures:
- A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater:
- Of or relating to machines or tools:
- Operated or produced by a mechanism or machine:
- Of, relating to, or governed by mechanics.
- Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
- Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.
- Moving or acting rapidly.
- Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed.
- Done in great haste:
- Measuring little from bottom to top or surface; lacking physical depth.
- Lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge:
- Marked by insufficient inhalation of air; weak:
- Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface:
- Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
- Apparent rather than actual or substantial:
- Performed with haste and scant attention to detail:
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