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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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< imperfective
imperia >
im·per·fo·rate
(
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t)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Having no opening; not perforated.
Not separated by rows of perforations:
imperforate sheets of stamps.
Medicine
Lacking a normal opening:
an imperforate anus.
NOUN:
An imperforate stamp.
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