perfunctory

Anglais

Étymologie

Du bas latin 'perfunctorius' "insouciant, négligent," littéralement "qui veut terminer quelque chose," du latin 'perfungus', participe passé de 'perfungi' "exécuter, finir," de 'per-' "à travers" + 'fungi' "accomplir" .

Adjectif

Nature	Forme
Positif	perfunctory /Prononciation ?/
Comparatif	more perfunctory /Prononciation ?/
Superlatif	most perfunctory /Prononciation ?/

perfunctory /pəˈfʌŋ.tɹɪ/

1. Négligent, pour la forme, superficiel
   • He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad’s car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty.
   • Alternatively it may mean that a perfunctory search is enough to ensure that a purchase is acceptable, so less search is carried out. – Peter Bowbrick, The Economics of Quality, 1992, Grades, and Brands, p. 55.

Synonymes

• automatic
• cursory
• dutiful
• mechanical
• obligatory
• slipshod
• token
• unthinking

Antonymes

• thoughtful

Apparentés étymologiques

• perfunctorily
• perfunctoriness

Prononciation

• (Royaume-Uni) : /pəˈfʌŋ.tɹɪ/
• (États-Unis) : /pɚˈfʌŋ.tɚ.i/
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