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Cursorily in a sentence

Cursorily meaning

In a cursory manner.

Synonyms of Cursorily

quickly

Related words

Other words often associated with Cursorily or its synonyms:

slowly speedily quick apace rapidly promptly

Using Cursorily

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a cursory manner.
  • Useful related words include: quickly.

Context around Cursorily

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dealt 1×

Often after:

familiar 1×

Sentence patterns with Cursorily

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

s even cursorily familiar with 1× treatise dealt cursorily with some 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the film s 1× the remainder of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and the leviathan 1× she s done 1×

Words around Cursorily

Just before it in the word index:

cursorial 3 cursor 114 curso 2 cursive 103 cursing 90 cursillo 3

Just after it in the word index:

cursors 9 cursory 86 cursus 16 curt 164 curta 3 curtail 299

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Cursorily

  • In this selection, "cursorily" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dealt and familiar stand out and add context to how "cursorily" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include s even cursorily familiar with and treatise dealt cursorily with some. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cursorily" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cursorily

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The remainder of the treatise dealt cursorily with some of the topics more fully treated in the Human Nature and the Leviathan. (22 words)

The film's titular protagonist remains one of Jane Fonda's most memorable movie roles, but as anyone who's even cursorily familiar with her work knows, it's far from the only thing she's done. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

The film's titular protagonist remains one of Jane Fonda's most memorable movie roles, but as anyone who's even cursorily familiar with her work knows, it's far from the only thing she's done. (37 words)

The remainder of the treatise dealt cursorily with some of the topics more fully treated in the Human Nature and the Leviathan. (22 words)

Example sentences (2)

The film's titular protagonist remains one of Jane Fonda's most memorable movie roles, but as anyone who's even cursorily familiar with her work knows, it's far from the only thing she's done.

The remainder of the treatise dealt cursorily with some of the topics more fully treated in the Human Nature and the Leviathan.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cursorily" in a sentence?
An example: "The film's titular protagonist remains one of Jane Fonda's most memorable movie roles, but as anyone who's even cursorily familiar with her work knows, it's far from the only thing she's done." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "cursorily" from authentic English texts.
What does "cursorily" mean?
Cursorily means: In a cursory manner.
What are synonyms of "cursorily"?
Common synonyms of "cursorily" include: quickly.
How many example sentences with "cursorily" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "cursorily", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.