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perfunctorily

How many syllables in perfunctorily?

  5 syllables

Divide perfunctorily into syllables:   per-func-to-ri-ly
Stressed syllable in perfunctorily:   per-func-to-ri-ly
How to say perfunctorily:

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Synonyms for perfunctorily


4 syllables
5 syllables
    6 syllables
    • as a reflex action
    • involuntarily
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