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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