Both Uses of
perfunctory
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- Then we say perfunctory things about how good it's all been and how we'll see each other soon, and this is suddenly very sad to have to talk like this…like casual acquaintances.
Part 2 *perfunctory = done without much interest or effort -- as when dispensing with a formality
- She goes to the door, says good-bye quickly and perfunctorily, and as it closes her footsteps go quickly, almost at a run, down the hall.†
Part 2
Definition:
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(perfunctory) done without much interest or effort -- especially as when dispensing with a formality