English-Finnish translations for perfunctory

• penseä
• pintapuolinen
  On valitettavaa, että keskustelu on niin lyhyt ja pintapuolinen. It is regrettable that the debate is so short and perfunctory.
• puolihuolimaton
• rutiininomainen

Definition of perfunctory

• Done only to fulfil a duty, or in a careless or indifferent manner; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote

Examples

• He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dads car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty

Related words

• perfume
• perfumery
• perfumed
• perfuse
• reperfusion
• perfunctorily
• perfumer
• perfumy
• hemoperfusion