Perfunctory

per-fungk′tō-ri, adj. done merely as a duty to be pa ed over: performed carele ly or without interest: negligent: slight.— adv. Perfunc′torily , in a carele , half-hearted manner: without zeal or interest.— n. Perfunc′torine , carele performance: half-hearted ne . [L. per functor i us — perfunctus , pa.p. of per fungi , to execute— per , thoroughly, fungi , to do.]