perfunctory
The origin and history of perfunctory.
Etymology
From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past-participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), formed from per- and fungor.
The origin and history of perfunctory.
From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past-participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), formed from per- and fungor.
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