- perfunctory⇄adv. perfuncto-rily.
- perfunctory⇄noun perfunctoriness.
- perfunctory⇄perfunctory, adjective.
1. done merely for the sake of getting rid of the duty; done from force of habit; mechanical; indifferent.
Ex. a perfunctory smile. He saw her ... and raised his hat, but in a perfunctory, preoccupied manner (Arnold Ben