cursory

In obsolete terms the difference between cursory and random

is that cursory is running about; not stationary while random is speed, full speed; impetuosity, force.

As adjectives the difference between cursory and random

is that cursory is hasty; superficial; careless while random is having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.

As a noun random is

a roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.

Cursory is a related term of shifting.

As an adjective cursory

is hasty; superficial; careless.

As a verb shifting is

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As a noun shifting is

a shift or change; a shifting movement.

Evanescent is a related term of cursory.

As adjectives the difference between evanescent and cursory

is that evanescent is evanescent while cursory is hasty; superficial; careless.

Cursory is a related term of short.

As an adjective cursory

is hasty; superficial; careless.

As a proper noun short is

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Shortlived is a related term of cursory.

As adjectives the difference between shortlived and cursory

is that shortlived is while cursory is hasty; superficial; careless.

As adjectives the difference between cursory and casual

is that cursory is hasty; superficial; careless while casual is happening by chance.

As a noun casual is

a worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.

As adjectives the difference between cursory and summary

is that cursory is hasty; superficial; careless while summary is concise, brief or presented in a condensed form.

As a noun summary is

an abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

Cursory is a related term of spiritless.

As adjectives the difference between cursory and spiritless

is that cursory is hasty; superficial; careless while spiritless is lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion enervated.

Cursory is a related term of lukewarm.

As adjectives the difference between cursory and lukewarm

is that cursory is hasty; superficial; careless while lukewarm is (label) between warm and cool.

Cursory is a related term of mechanical.

As adjectives the difference between cursory and mechanical

is that cursory is hasty; superficial; careless while mechanical is characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.