Perfunctorily

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perfunctorily \Per*func"to*ri*ly\
     (p[~e]r*f[u^][ng]k"t[-o]*r[i^]*l[y^]), adv.
     In a perfunctory manner; formally; carelessly. --Boyle.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  perfunctorily
       adv : in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my
             letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
             [syn: {as a formality}, {pro forma}]