Both Uses of
cursory
in
The Kite Runner
- But I needn't have worried. Two Pakistani militia approached our dilapidated Land Cruiser, took a cursory glance inside, and waved us on.
p. 230.7cursory = hasty and without attention to detail
- He gave the photo a cursory glance. "I am sorry. I have never seen him."
p. 252.1 *cursory = quick (not careful or with attention to detail)
Definition:
quick--not thorough (without attention to detail)