1adjective
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
“a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws”
01 Word definition
perfunctory
11 letters · 3 vowels · 8 consonants
Is PERFUNCTORY a word?
Yes. PERFUNCTORY is a 11-letter adjective. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
P-E-R-F-U-N-C-T-O-R-YHow do you spell PERFUNCTORY?
PERFUNCTORY contains 11 letters, begins with P, and ends with Y.
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2adjective
done or produced as a formality only
“a one-candidate pro forma election”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗casualcursorypassingsuperficialpro forma
02 Letter breakdown
How is PERFUNCTORY spelled?
P1E2R3F4U5N6C7T8O9R10Y11
03 Word-game status
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About PERFUNCTORY.
How do you spell PERFUNCTORY?
PERFUNCTORY is spelled P-E-R-F-U-N-C-T-O-R-Y. It contains 11 letters.