And while it wasn’t bad, per se, the word “perfunctory” sums up what transpired that evening.

Source: https://musicfeeds.com.au/gig/carly-rae-jepsen-review-2023/

A perfunctory examination of the rationale behind the implementation of the scheme uncovers a program that was instituted to foster national cohesion and tackle the issue of discord.

Source: https://www.peoplesdailyng.com/the-need-for-a-holistic-review-of-the-nysc-and-the-way-forward/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-need-for-a-holistic-review-of-the-nysc-and-the-way-forward

Charter changes requested by local governments in Delaware are typically approved in the General Assembly in perfunctory fashion without debate or controversy.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/delaware-house-approves-bill-allowing-business-entities-to-vote-in-towns-municipal-elections/600286726/

In Myanmar, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to name a few crisis zones, egregious abuses and unrelieved misery attracted relatively scant, perfunctory international scrutiny.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/01/ukraine-taiwan-north-korea-iran-palestine-flashpoints-2023

It’s juvenile, devoid of heart and wonder, and it feels perfunctory.

Source: https://collider.com/best-pixar-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/

The evil chef serves as a perfunctory antagonist for the Mallards, speaking only in grunts and growls.

Source: https://411mania.com/movies/migration-review/

The first episodes of Daisy Jones and the Six are enjoyable, but also the show's most perfunctory, moving pieces into place for the moment when Daisy and Billy finally cross paths.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/daisy-jones-and-the-six-review

The guy who the other City Council members pretended to want to either step down as vice mayor or resign his seat got his turn to read a perfunctory statement.

Source: https://augustafreepress.com/news/waynesboro-leaders-dont-really-want-jim-wood-to-step-down-that-was-all-kayfabe/

The Verge, Petapixel and Ars Technica have each reported on Sandisk-branded SSDs that fail completely, wiping their own contents, and none of them have gotten more than perfunctory PR talk…

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/08/20/desantis-becomes-a-deer-in-headlights-when-questioned-about-his-leaked-debate-memo.html