perfunctório
Portuguese, adjective
perfunctório is spelled P-E-R-F-U-N-C-T-Ó-R-I-O (12 letters). Perfunctório is a Portuguese adjective meaning “perfunctory (performed out of routine, with little care)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “superficial”.
What does perfunctório mean in English?
adjective
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perfunctory (performed out of routine, with little care)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. superficial 2. passageiro 3. o que é feito por rotina, não por necessidade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perfunctório
- perfunctória feminine
- perfunctórios masculine plural
- perfunctórias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to perfunctório
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.