CURSORILY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

cursorily

adverb

Definition of cursorily

as in hastily

with excessive or careless speed cursorily glanced over the report before tossing it to one side

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Make Sure the Hydrogen Peroxide Sits Long Enough Hydrogen peroxide needs contact time to sanitize and bleach, so don’t rush through the cleaning process by hastily wiping hydrogen peroxide away.

— Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 31 Aug. 2026
However, many of these advisory bodies have been eliminated, meetings canceled, and entire panels — such as CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — dismissed and then hastily reconstituted.

— Debra Houry, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hastily

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So, while the others dither and hurriedly search for late additions, Arsenal have reinforced an already formidable base.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Smoke filled the inside of the shopping center as people hurriedly tried to leave, videos filmed at the scene show.

— Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurriedly

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Frankie impulsively breaks Taylor out of hospice care for one final night of fun and debauchery, but what promises to be a night of hedonism quickly becomes something much more complicated.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
After midnight may be becoming the new prime time for online shopping, especially for Gen Zers, who impulsively overspend during those hours more than any other age groups, a new survey showed.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

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