Definition of cursory

"cursory" in the adjective sense

1. casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory, superficial

hasty and without attention to detail not thorough

"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"

"a passing glance"

"perfunctory courtesy"

"In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory"

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Quotations for cursory

The most cursory observation shows that a degree of reserve adds vastly to the latent force of character. [ Tuckerman ]

cursory in Scrabble®

The word cursory is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters cursory:

CURSORY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CURSORY
(98 = 48 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

cursory

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cursory

CURSORY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CURSORY
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CURSORY
(95 = 45 + 50)
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CURSORY
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CURSORY
(64 = 14 + 50)
CURSORY
(63 = 13 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cursory

CURSORY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CURSORY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CURSORY
(95 = 45 + 50)
CURSORY
(89 = 39 + 50)
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cursory in Words With Friends™

The word cursory is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cursory:

CURSORY
(104 = 69 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

cursory

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cursory

CURSORY
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CURSORY
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CURSORY
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CURSORY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cursory

CURSORY
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CURSORY
(98 = 63 + 35)
CURSORY
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CURSORY
(92 = 57 + 35)
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Words within the letters of cursory

2 letter words in cursory (4 words)

3 letter words in cursory (7 words)

4 letter words in cursory (8 words)

5 letter words in cursory (4 words)

6 letter words in cursory (2 words)

7 letter words in cursory (1 word)

cursory + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence cursory

Words that start with cursory (1 word)

Words with cursory in them (1 word)

Words that end with cursory (2 words)

Word Growth involving cursory

Shorter words in cursory

cur curs cursor

or cursor

so cursor

Longer words containing cursory

precursory