perfunctory vs cursory

perfunctory and cursory both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perfunctory	No	Yes	No	No
cursory	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, perfunctory and cursory are synonyms defined as:

perfunctory and cursory: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Other synonyms of perfunctory include casual, passing, superficial.

perfunctory (adjective)	cursory (adjective)
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough	hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
done or produced as a formality only