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pintapuolinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cursory adj Done quickly and without much attention to detail; hasty.
  • perfunctory adj Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
  • slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.
  • superficial adj Existing only on the surface, not deep or serious.

Senses

pintapuolinen is used for these senses in English:

  • cursory Hasty or superficial.
  • perfunctory Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
  • slight Minor; small in amount
  • superficial Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.

perfunctory — full definition

  1. adj Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
  2. adj Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.

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