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Cursory vs Apathetic - What's the difference?

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Cursory is a related term of apathetic.


As adjectives the difference between cursory and apathetic

is that cursory is hasty; superficial; careless while apathetic is void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.

cursory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • hasty; superficial; careless
    • Most junk mail requires only a cursory glance.
  • (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

    • Derived terms

    * cursorily * cursoriness

    See also

    * cursor

    apathetic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * apathetical

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.
  • Of, or pertaining to apatheism.

    • Synonyms

    * indifferent. impassive

    Related terms

    * apatheism * apatheist

    References

    * English terms with alpha privatives