Per*func"to*ry (?), a. [L. perfunctorius, fr. perfunctus dispatched, p.p. of perfungi to discharge, dispatch; per (see Per) + fungi to perform. See Function.]
1.
Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions.
Macaulay.
2.
Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.
"
Perfunctory in his devotions."
Sharp.
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