How to pronounce “cursory”
Say “cursory” in 3 beats
cursory
/ˈkɝsɚi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɜːsəɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- curkɝstress
- sorsɚ
- yi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɝsɚi/
- IPA (British)
- /kɜːsəɹi/
- Respelling
- KUR-suh-ee
- Syllables
- 3 — CUR-sor-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CUR-sor-y. “cur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɝsɚi/
/kɜːsəɹi/
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What “cursory” means
- adjective
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
“a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws”
Say it in a sentence
“A cursory glance at the bill showed two obvious errors.”“cursory”, answered
How do you pronounce “cursory”?
“cursory” is pronounced /ˈkɝsɚi/ (KUR-suh-ee) in American English and /kɜːsəɹi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cur”. Build it as CUR-sor-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “cursory” have?
3: cur · sor · y. The beat lands on the first, “cur”.
Is “cursory” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɝsɚi/ (KUR-suh-ee); British English says /kɜːsəɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cursory” mean?
As an adjective: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough For example: “a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws”
Where is the stress in “cursory”?
Stress the first syllable: CUR-sor-y. “cur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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