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cursoriness

cursoriness noun: the state of being cursory.

Noun

cursoriness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being cursory

Origin of cursoriness

From cursory + -ness.

Questions about cursoriness

What does cursoriness mean?
Cursoriness means the state of being cursory.
What part of speech is cursoriness?
Cursoriness is a noun.

Words near cursoriness in the dictionary

  1. cursorialists
  2. cursoriality
  3. cursorially
  4. cursorials
  5. cursorily
  6. cursoriness
  7. cursoring
  8. cursorious
  9. cursorjacking
  10. cursorless
  11. cursors

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