Word of the Day: PERFUNCTORY

perfunctory (adj) - performed with a minimum of effort or interest; cursory, hasty, or superficial [per-fuhngk-tuh-ree]

BREAKDOWN: PER- (through) + FUNCT- (perform) + -ORY (involving)

“You can tell by the applause: There's perfunctory applause, there's light applause, and then there's real applause. When it's right, applause sounds like vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce.” —Skitch Henderson