(cursory reading)

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• cursory — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)səri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut... I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.… …   English dictionary

• reading — noun 1) a cursory reading of the page Syn: perusal, study, scanning, browse, look, glance, leaf 2) a man of wide reading Syn: learning, scholarship, education, erudition …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• reading — noun 1) a cursory reading of the financial pages Syn: perusal, study, scan, scanning; browse (through), look (through), glance (through), leaf (through), skim (through) 2) a man of wide reading Syn: book learning, b …   Thesaurus of popular words

• reading — noun 1 sth you can read ADJECTIVE ▪ compelling, compulsive, fascinating, good, interesting ▪ worthwhile ▪ The book is worthwhile reading for anyone interested in the Industrial Revolution …   Collocations dictionary

• cursory — adj. Cursory is used with these nouns: ↑check, ↑examination, ↑glance, ↑inspection, ↑look, ↑reading, ↑scan, ↑treatment …   Collocations dictionary

• superficial — superficial, shallow, cursory, uncritical can mean lacking in depth, solidity, and comprehensiveness. Superficial applies chiefly to persons, their minds, their emotions, their attainments, or their utterances or writings, but it is also… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• superficial — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin superficialis, from Latin superficies Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) of, relating to, or located near a surface (2) lying on, not penetrating below, or affecting only the surface < superficial… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Existence (Philosophy of) 2 — Philosophy of existence 2 Sartre Thomas R.Flynn Born 21 June 1905, in Thiviers (Dordogne), Jean Paul Sartre was raised in the Parisian home of his widowed mother’s parents. After his mother’s remarriage, he spent several years with her and his… …   History of philosophy

• cur´so|ri|ness — cur|so|ry «KUR suhr ee», adjective. without attention to details; hasty and superficial: »He gave the lesson a cursory glance, expecting to study it later. Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors. SYNONYM(S): rapid, hurried.… …   Useful english dictionary

• cur´so|ri|ly — cur|so|ry «KUR suhr ee», adjective. without attention to details; hasty and superficial: »He gave the lesson a cursory glance, expecting to study it later. Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors. SYNONYM(S): rapid, hurried.… …   Useful english dictionary

• cur|so|ry — «KUR suhr ee», adjective. without attention to details; hasty and superficial: »He gave the lesson a cursory glance, expecting to study it later. Even a cursory reading of the letter showed many errors. SYNONYM(S): rapid, hurried. ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary