a cursory glance

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• glance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ backward, sidelong, sideways ▪ She cast a sidelong glance at Fern. ▪ brief, cursory, fleeting, quick …   Collocations dictionary

• cursory — cur|so|ry [ˈkə:səri US ˈkə:r ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: cursorius of running , from Latin currere; CURRENT1] done very quickly without much attention to details cursory glance/look ▪ Even a cursory glance at the figures will… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• cursory — adjective Etymology: Late Latin cursorius of running, from Latin currere Date: 1601 rapidly and often superficially performed or produced ; hasty < a cursory glance > Synonyms: see superficial • cursorily …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cursory — cursorily, adv. cursoriness, n. /kerr seuh ree/, adj. going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article. [1595 1605; < LL cursorius running, equiv. to L cur(rere) to run + sorius,… …   Universalium

• cursory — adjective Brief or broad; not close, cautious nor detailed. Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance …   Wiktionary

• cursory — adjective quick and done without enough attention to details: After only a cursory glance he tore up the note. cursorily adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cursory — cur•so•ry [[t]ˈkɜr sə ri[/t]] adj. going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < LL cursōrius running = L cur(rere) to run + sōrius, for tōrius tory I; cf. course… …   From formal English to slang

• cursory — adj. hasty, hurried (a cursory glance). Derivatives: cursorily adv. cursoriness n. Etymology: L cursorius of a runner (as CURSOR) …   Useful english dictionary

• glance — I n. 1) to cast, dart, shoot; steal a glance at 2) to exchange glances 3) an admiring; amused; casual, cursory, fleeting, passing; conspiratorial; disapproving, indignant; furtive, stolen, surreptitious; imploring; knowing; meaningful,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• glance — I UK [ɡlɑːns] / US [ɡlæns] verb [intransitive] Word forms glance : present tense I/you/we/they glance he/she/it glances present participle glancing past tense glanced past participle glanced *** 1) to look somewhere quickly and then look away… …   English dictionary