Perfunctory Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

PERFUNCTORY meaning: used to describe something that is done without energy or enthusiasm because of habit or because it is expected. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary perfunctory 1ENTRIESFOUND: perfunctory(adjective) perfunctory /pɚˈfʌŋktəri/ adjective perfunctory /pɚˈfʌŋktəri/ adjective BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofPERFUNCTORY [moreperfunctory;mostperfunctory] formal —usedtodescribesomethingthatisdonewithoutenergyorenthusiasmbecauseofhabitorbecauseitisexpected aperfunctorysmile/nod/salute Hemade/issuedaperfunctorystatementsupportingthemayor. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —perfunctorily /pɚˈfʌŋktərəli/ adverb Shesmiled/noddedperfunctorily. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR What'sthedifferencebetween'tourist'and'tourism'? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY frosty :coldenoughtoproducefrost LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.