# cursory

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #31,943

## Definitions
1. Hasty or superficial.
2. Careless or desultory.
3. Running about; not stationary.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”).

## Easily confused with
- **curry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curry-vs-cursory)
- **cursor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursor-vs-cursory)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccursory`, `crusory`, `curosry`, `currsory`, `cursorry`, `cursoryy`, `cursoyr`, `cursroy`, `curssory`, `cusrory`, `ucrsory`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cursory