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I met my husband at the rehearsal of a play. We were introduced, and he shook my hand without looking at me and said perfunctorily, 'Pleased to meet you.'
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Meaning of "perfunctorily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERFUNCTORILY

perfunctorily  [pəˈfʌŋktərɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERFUNCTORILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perfunctorily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PERFUNCTORILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apathy

Apathy is most commonly defined as a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern. It is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, and/or passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest in or concern about emotional, social, spiritual, philosophical and/or physical life and the world. The apathetic may lack a sense of purpose or meaning in their life. An apathetic person may also exhibit insensibility or sluggishness. In positive psychology, apathy is described as a result of the individual feeling they do not possess the level of skill required to confront a challenge. It may also be a result of perceiving no challenge at all. Apathy may be a sign of more specific mental problems such as schizophrenia or dementia. However, apathy is something that all people face in some capacity. It is a natural response to disappointment, dejection, and stress. As a response, apathy is a way to forget about these negative feelings.

Definition of perfunctorily in the English dictionary

The definition of perfunctorily in the dictionary is in a superficial, careless and uninterested manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERFUNCTORILY


auditorily
ˈɔːdɪtərɪlɪ
complimentarily
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪlɪ
contradictorily
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktərɪlɪ
derogatorily
dɪˈrɒɡətərɪlɪ
dilatorily
ˈdɪlətərɪlɪ
discriminatorily
dɪsˈkrɪmɪnətərɪlɪ
hereditarily
hɪˈrɛdɪtərɪlɪ
inflammatorily
ɪnˈflæmətərɪlɪ
mandatorily
ˈmændətərɪlɪ
obligatorily
əˈblɪɡətərɪlɪ
parliamentarily
ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪlɪ
prefatorily
ˈprɛfətərɪlɪ
preparatorily
prɪˈpærətərɪlɪ
propitiatorily
prəˈpɪʃɪətərɪlɪ
refractorily
rɪˈfræktərɪlɪ
salutarily
ˈsæljʊtərɪlɪ
solitarily
ˈsɒlɪtərɪlɪ
transitorily
ˈtrænsɪtərɪlɪ
tributarily
ˈtrɪbjʊtərɪlɪ
voluntarily
ˈvɒləntərɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERFUNCTORILY

performatory
performer
performing
performing arts
perfume
perfumed
perfumeless
perfumer
perfumeries
perfumery
perfumier
perfumy
perfunctoriness
perfunctory
perfusate
perfuse
perfused
perfusion
perfusionist
perfusive

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERFUNCTORILY

compulsorily
conciliatorily
cursorily
deprecatorily
desultorily
dispensatorily
expositorily
gorily
illusorily
minatorily
peremptorily
prelusorily
primarily
promissorily
provisorily
salutatorily
satisfactorily
savorily
statutorily
suppletorily
unsavorily

Synonyms and antonyms of perfunctorily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perfunctorily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERFUNCTORILY

Find out the translation of perfunctorily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perfunctorily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perfunctorily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敷衍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perfunctorily
570 millions of speakers

English

perfunctorily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

perfunctorily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيرفونكتوريلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небрежно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perfunctorily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perfunctorily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perfunctorily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan tepat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

perfunctorily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

perfunctorily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

perfunctorily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perfunctorily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầm chừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெயரளவிற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्कसपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perfunctorily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perfunctorily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedbale
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недбало
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mântuială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιπόλαια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brouwerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perfunctorily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perfunctorily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perfunctorily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFUNCTORILY»

The term «perfunctorily» is normally little used and occupies the 116.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFUNCTORILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «perfunctorily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «perfunctorily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perfunctorily

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QUOTES WITH «PERFUNCTORILY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perfunctorily.
1
Rebecca Pidgeon
I met my husband at the rehearsal of a play. We were introduced, and he shook my hand without looking at me and said perfunctorily, 'Pleased to meet you.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFUNCTORILY»

Discover the use of perfunctorily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perfunctorily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perfunctorily, Me
An effing intimate, effing special, effing unique, effing personal and effing affordable collection from effinglibrarian.blogspot.com and hand-picked at the peak of freshness just for this edition.
Effing Librarian, 2010
2
Complex Contracting: Government Purchasing in the Wake of ...
Perfunctory actions reward the performer at the other's greater expense, while consummate actions cost the performer for the other's greater gains. Discretion in a contract creates opportunities for the buyer and seller to behave perfunctorily.
Trevor L. Brown, Matthew Potoski, David M. Van Slyke, 2013
3
Accountable Governance: Problems and Promises
It is cheaper to perfunctorily follow the letter of a contract, but doing so reduces the value the other side receives. Consummate behavior requires more effort and expense but increases the value for the other side. THE CONTRACTING GAME ...
Melvin J. Dubnick, H. George Frederickson
4
Memoirs of the life, death, burial, and wonderful writings, ...
of the lord 7iegligently" Therefore do not do the Work of God perfunctorily, or negligently ; but with Diligence, with Perseverance, and with great Zeal, a-s early, and as vigorously, as you are able to do it. CLI. But now, if those shall be smitten,  ...
Francis Okely, 1780
5
The Way of All Flesh: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition
He knelt next Charlotte and said the responses perfunctorily, not so perfunctorily that she should know for certain that he was doing it maliciously, but so perfunctorily as to make her uncertain whether he might be malicious or not, and when he ...
Samuel Butler, 2009
6
Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary
4 v. to stop over: qua tham thủ đô to Stop over in the capital 5 adj. last: đêm qua last night; hôm qua yesterday; năm qua last year qua chuyên adv. perfunctorily: nói cho qua chuyện to Say something perfunctorily qua dời v. to pass away: Ba tôi ...
Phan Van Giuong, 2007
7
World Trade Organisation and Child Labour
Evaluation (marking has been) done perfunctorily since each teacher is bcodened with a larg. number of answer CJ Students should be evaluated only academically without taking attendance into consideration 30%). Objective type questions ...
M. Lakshmi Narasaiah, D.B. Rao, 2007
8
Attic Black Figure and Black Glazed Pottery
Pronotum single, straight. Separation between prothorax and abdomen does not cross highest part of back. Elytra single. Incision on the right elytron apparently intended to balance natural line of vein on left elytron. Legs perfunctorily incised.
‎1987
9
A History of Early American Magazines, 1741-1789
perfunctorily. edited. and. without. much. distinction. Much. of. the. material. on. agriculture. was. taken. from. printed. sources,. and. this department, other than the historical selections itemized in the succeeding paragraph, see issues for April ...
Lyon Norman Richardson, 1931
10
Systematic Moral Education
and. day. It. is. a. mistake. to. read. the. Bible. perfunctorily,. with perhaps never an excursion beyond the Psalms and Book of Proverbs. Both the Old and the New Testament afiord many beautiful lessons, lofty sentiments, and helpful words , ...
J.K. Clark

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERFUNCTORILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perfunctorily is used in the context of the following news items.
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Let police get the information from Justo, says Nancy
“This is a normal process in any sovereign country and the investigation is not just done perfunctorily,” she said. Probably when the Thai police ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
2
Waterford and Cork: GAA's marmite and custard
Your correspondent reckoned it a mediocre contest in which Kilkenny posted 1-25 almost perfunctorily and weren't obliged to do much more. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
People v. Pinon
The analysis section mentions the parole requirement only perfunctorily: "Offenders who are resentenced would be required to be on state ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
4
'The Invisible Boy' ('Il ragazzo invisibile'): Film Review
Russian submarine for the somewhat perfunctorily staged finale. Despite the film's structural problems, the human relationships -- not always a ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Attempt to modernize Julius Caesar leads to confusion
Even Mark Antony's famous eulogy for the “noblest Roman” is tossed off perfunctorily by Trowbridge, as if the play's most sympathetic character ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Leachate pollutes Sai Gon river water
Dam also said that enterprises treat waste water perfunctorily, and discharge untreated water if the agencies lose control. The problem is that ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
7
Davis Cup: Andy Murray v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – as it happened
First set: Murray 4-4 Tsonga* (*denotes server): Murray can only apply frame to Tsonga's first serve, and can only perfunctorily return the next ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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COMMENTARY: What are the rights of a child born of an …
This means he cannot be left out of the succession or be perfunctorily disinherited. "Compulsory" means there is no choice for the parents; they ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
9
Moshinsky's Verdi deeds
At play's end, he kissed Hamlet perfunctorily on the cheek and said in tones of flat contempt, “Good night, sweet prince. And flights of angels ... «The Saturday Paper, Jul 15»
10
How To Avoid Being THAT Person In The Restaurant
This means pretending at least perfunctorily to be doing something else, which, if you're with someone, means speaking to them, and if you're ... «Gothamist, Jul 15»

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