cursory

/ˈkɜːsəi/KUR-sur-ee

/ˈkɝsɚi/KUR-sur-ee

Meaningrunning

Common meaning: quick and not thorough

cursto runLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 503 · scan
oryplace ending: a place for

Journey through time

Latincursorius‘of a runner’source
Englishcursory‘quick and not thorough’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin currō ‘to run’.

Roots

currō, cucurrī, cursum Latin “to run”

Related words

concourse curriculum cursor discourse incur intercourse occur recourse recur

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