Hyphenation of perfunctory

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word perfunctory? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

per-func-to-ry

Definitions of perfunctory:

1.	Hasty and without attention to detail Not thorough A casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws A passing glance Perfunctory courtesy
2.	As a formality only A one-candidate pro forma election

Synonyms of perfunctory:

adj	casual, cursory, passing, careless
adj	pro forma, formal

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.