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Percursory vs Precursory - What's the difference?

percursory | precursory |

As adjectives the difference between percursory and precursory

is that percursory is running over slightly or in haste; cursory while precursory is pertaining to events that will follow.

As a noun precursory is

a precursor; a sign of the onset of something.

percursory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Running over slightly or in haste; cursory.
    • (Webster 1913)

    precursory

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to events that will follow.
    • precursory symptoms of a fever
  • Of or pertaining to a precursor.

    • Noun

    (precursories)
  • (medicine) A precursor; a sign of the onset of something.