Both Uses
perfunctory
in
The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks
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- "Next time we will," I agreed in a perfunctory way.†
Chpt 9 *
- This wasn't like any of the other kisses we'd shared recently, quick and perfunctory, like acquaintances greeting each other.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(perfunctory) done without much interest or effort -- especially as when dispensing with a formality
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)