ˈkaʒuəl ˈkæʒuəl ˈkɛʒʉɘl ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi ˈkɵː.sɘ.ɹi ˈpɑːsɪŋ pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws a passing glance perfunctory courtesy In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory