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perfunctory

[pərˈfʌŋktəri]

📖 Definition

adj. done as a duty or habit, without real interest, attention or feeling

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A cashier scanning items without looking up or greeting

💬 Example Sentence

He gave a perfunctory nod, clearly uninterested.

🎵 Music Connection

"Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

Going through life's motions in a perfunctory, mechanical way while feeling nothing.

📝 Word Roots & Related

per-through, by means of functperform " " careless, formal, insincere

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