perfunctorie
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
perfunctōrĭē: adv., v. perfunctorius.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
perfūnctōrĭē,¹⁶ pour s’acquitter d’une tâche = légèrement, négligemment : Aug. Ep. 21, 1 ; non perfunctorie verberare Petr. 11, 4, ne pas frapper de main morte.
Latin > German (Georges)
perfūnctōriē, Adv. (perfunctorius), nur obenhin, leicht weg, me verberare, Petron. 11, 4: rem agere, Augustin. epist. 21, 1: non perf. motus videris, Ambros. epist. 33. § 1 (vgl. Ambros. cant. cantic. 3. § 6): Ggstz., quippe in his perfecte docuit, quod perfunctorie posuit in Timaeo, Chalcid. Tim. 253.
Latin > English
perfunctorie ADV :: carelessly; perfunctorily
