adjective
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
a cursory glance at the figures
perfunctory,desultory,casual,superficial,token,uninterested,half-hearted,inattentive,unthinking,offhand,mechanical,automatic,routine,hasty,quick,hurried,rapid,brief,passing,fleeting,summary,sketchy,careless,slapdash
adjective
not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
she had been careless and had left the window unlocked
inattentive,incautious,negligent,remiss,forgetful,absent-minded,heedless,irresponsible,impetuous,reckless,sloppy,couldn’t care less,slap-happy,shoddy,slapdash,slipshod,scrappy,slovenly,unconsidered,amateurish,lax,slack,wild,disorganized,hasty,hurried,perfunctory,cursory,thrown together,sketchy,hit-or-miss,inaccurate,imprecise,inexact,incorrect,wrong,erroneous,error-ridden,scatterbrained,thoughtless,unthinking,insensitive,indiscreet,unguarded,ill-advised,ill-considered,ill-thought-out,unwise,misguided,inadvertent,rash,foolhardy,spur-of-the-moment,hare-brained,negligent in,mindless of,heedless of,improvident about,unconcerned about,indifferent to,oblivious to,reckless about,remiss in,slapdash about,slipshod about,frivolous about,sloppy in,messy in,half-arsed,half-assed
adjective
active and energetic.
a good brisk walk
quick,rapid,fast,swift,speedy,fleet-footed,hasty,hurried,urgent,energetic,lively,vigorous,sharp,agile,nimble,spry,sprightly,spirited,nippy,snappy,alacritous,busy,bustling,active,vibrant,hectic,good
adjective
active and energetic.
a good brisk walk
quick,rapid,fast,swift,speedy,fleet-footed,hasty,hurried,urgent,energetic,lively,vigorous,sharp,agile,nimble,spry,sprightly,spirited,nippy,snappy,alacritous,busy,bustling,active,vibrant,hectic,good
adjective
active and energetic.
a good brisk walk
quick,rapid,fast,swift,speedy,fleet-footed,hasty,hurried,urgent,energetic,lively,vigorous,sharp,agile,nimble,spry,sprightly,spirited,nippy,snappy,alacritous,busy,bustling,active,vibrant,hectic,good
verb
quicken something.
Mary brisked up her pace
adjective
of short duration; not lasting for long.
the president made a brief working visit to Moscow
short,flying,fleeting,hasty,hurried,quick,cursory,perfunctory,temporary,short-lived,momentary,passing,transient,transitory,impermanent,fading,ephemeral,evanescent,fugitive,quickie,fugacious
adjective
of short duration; not lasting for long.
the president made a brief working visit to Moscow
short,flying,fleeting,hasty,hurried,quick,cursory,perfunctory,temporary,short-lived,momentary,passing,transient,transitory,impermanent,fading,ephemeral,evanescent,fugitive,quickie,fugacious
noun
a set of instructions given to a person about a job or task.
his brief is to turn round the county’s fortunes
instructions,directions,directives,briefing,information,guidelines,guidance,remit,mandate,rundown,low-down,gen
verb
instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task.
she briefed him on last week’s decisions
inform of,tell about,bring up to date on,update on,notify of,advise of,acquaint with,apprise of,give information about,prepare,prime,instruct,direct,guide,give the rundown on,fill in on,put in the picture about,clue in on,clue up about,keep up to speed with,gen up on,give the gen on
adjective
Sudden and unexpected.
I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject
sudden,immediate,instantaneous,hurried,hasty,quick,swift,rapid,speedy,precipitate
