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cursory

adjective

Hasty and not attentive to detail.

Hasty and superficial

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superficial hasty perfunctory passing casual sketchy

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offhand

adjective

Casual or informal in manner, sometimes to the point of seeming dismissive.

Casual or insufficiently considered

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casual offhanded cursory unconsidered dismissive brusque

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perfunctory

adjective

Done routinely with little care, interest, or attention.

Done with little care

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cursory mechanical routine superficial pro forma unenthusiastic

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superficial

adjective

Concerned only with surface features rather than depth or substance.

Lacking depth

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shallow cursory surface-level skin-deep glib

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superficiality

noun

A lack of depth or attention to underlying meaning or substance.

Lack of depth

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shallowness glibness triviality lack of substance

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