PERFUNCTORY

perfunctory

Adjective

  1. Done merely to discharge a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions; aspiring only to minimum standards.
    He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad's car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty.


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