Both Uses
perfunctory
in
The Thief, by Turner
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- As I pushed, I muttered a perfunctory prayer to the god of thieves.†
Chpt 8 *
- I wandered through the ceremony in a haze and managed a perfunctory appearance at the banquet afterward.†
Chpt 12
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)