Definitions for cursory

cursory cur·so·ry

Spelling: [kur-suh-ree]
IPA: /ˈkɜr sə ri/

Cursory is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 96 anagrams from letters in cursory (corrsuy).

Definitions for cursory

adjective

  1. going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial:

Origin of cursory

1595-1605; Late Latin cursōrius running, equivalent to Latin cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; cf. course

Examples for cursory

To give more than a cursory description of our impressions is impossible.

At the time, many in the audience only had a cursory knowledge of comic books.

Taking to the Internet for a cursory search of this world reveals hundreds of videos of home-based animal breeding systems.

Desmond made a cursory tour of the walls and passed on into the second room.

He who writes for cursory reading is wise if he writes cursorily.

After a cursory read-through, Walsh offered him a part in The Big Trail.

After a cursory examination he rose to his feet and pulled Mart up also.

Unless some kind of sky-high musical chairs ensues, anything more than a cursory pre-potty hello could become a little tricky.

Hastings stood up, his first, cursory examination concluded.

A cursory inspection of available podcasts was unable to reveal the reason for the difficulty with iTunes.

Word Value for cursory
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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