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perfunctory

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Adj — Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.

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From Late Latin perfunctōrius (“careless, negligent”), from the past participial stem of perfungor, perfunct- (“perform, carry through”), from per- + fungor.

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