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Cursorily

adverb/dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzɪŋ/
Definition
without taking pains
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈɜːsəɹəli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈɜːsəɹəli/
4 syllables Say it as /dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbwithout taking pains
“he looked cursorily through the magazine”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
flüchtig
ohne Schmerzen zu nehmen
🇫🇷French
superficiellement
sans se donner de peine
🇪🇸Spanish
superficialmente
sin tomar dolores
🇮🇹Italian
frettolosamente
senza preoccuparsi
🇳🇱Dutch
vluchtig
zonder pijn te doen
🇵🇹Portuguese
superficialmente
sem sofrer
🇷🇺Russian
бегло
не прилагая усилий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सरसरी तौर पर
बिना कष्ट उठाए
🇮🇳Tamil
கர்சரியாக
வலி எடுக்காமல்
🇮🇳Telugu
కర్సరిగా
నొప్పులు తీసుకోకుండా
🇮🇳Marathi
सरसकट
वेदना न घेता
🇮🇳Gujarati
કન્સરીલી
પીડા લીધા વિના
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕರ್ಸರ್ ಆಗಿ
ನೋವು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചുരുളഴിയാതെ
വേദന എടുക്കാതെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਰਸਰੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ
ਦਰਦ ਲਏ ਬਿਨਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
سرسری طور پر
درد کے بغیر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
粗略地
不费吹灰之力
🇯🇵Japanese
ざっと
苦労せずに
🇰🇷Korean
대충
고생하지 않고
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lướt qua
không đau đớn
🇹🇭Thai
อย่างคร่าวๆ
โดยไม่ต้องเจ็บปวด
🇮🇩Indonesian
sepintas lalu
tanpa bersusah payah
🇵🇭Filipino
pabigla-bigla
nang hindi nananakit
🇲🇾Malay
secara sepintas lalu
tanpa rasa sakit
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بشكل سريع
دون تحمل الآلام
🇮🇷Persian
به صورت گذرا
بدون درد کشیدن
🇹🇷Turkish
üstünkörü
acı çekmeden
🇮🇱Hebrew
באופן שטחי
בלי לסבול מכאבים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'cursorily'?
The primary meaning of 'cursorily' is 'without taking pains'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cursorily' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cursorily' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cursorily' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cursorily' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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