perfunctory
Day 75Level 2pur-FUHNK-tuhr-ee
superficial
done without care or interest; superficial; cursory
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
indifferent, cursory
Antonyms:
thoughtful, precise
Example Sentence:
Virtually every emotion, motivation, idea, character and plot point in the movie is flat and perfunctory.
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