perfunctory
adjectiveUK /pəˈfʌŋktəri/
US /pərˈfʌŋktəri/
Done quickly and without care, just to get it over with.
He gave a perfunctory nod and kept walking.
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2. Done only because it is required, with no real interest.
She made a perfunctory apology and left the room.
3. Lacking warmth or genuine feeling.
Their perfunctory greeting made us feel unwelcome.
4. Acting in a mechanical, routine way.
The clerk's perfunctory answers showed he wasn't listening.