How to pronounce perfunctory:
Example: "A casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"
Example: "A one-candidate pro forma election"
Done only to fulfil a duty, or in a careless or indifferent manner; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote.
Example: "He did a perfunctory job cleaning his dad's car, finishing quickly but leaving a few spots still dirty."