PERCURSORY

Etymology

Adjective

percursory (comparative more percursory, superlative most percursory)

Running over slightly or in haste; cursory.

Anagrams

• precursory

Source: Wiktionary


Per*cur"so*ry, a. Etym: [L. percursor one who runs through, fr. percurrere. See Percurrent.]

Definition: Running over slightly or in haste; cursory. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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