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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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blue-pen·cil
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KEY
TRANSITIVE VERB:
blue-pen·ciled
, also
blue-pen·cilled
blue-pen·cil·ing
,
blue-pen·cil·ling
blue-pen·cils
,
blue-pen·cils
To edit, revise, or correct with or as if with a blue pencil.
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