Perfunctory

a.	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.
	2.	Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.

Adj.	1.	perfunctory - 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" Synonyms: cursory, passing, casual
	2.	perfunctory - as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" Synonyms: pro forma

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