(formal) (of an action) done as a duty or habit, without real interest, attention or feeling:
a perfunctory smile / nod * They only made a perfunctory effort.
perfunctorily adverb:
to nod / smile perfunctorily * The guard glanced perfunctorily at her pass and let her through.
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Is perfunctory a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, perfunctory is tagged as adjective.
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