Indeed, it pretty well does, leaving only Phyllis to be disposed of with a somewhat perfunctory gesture that suggests a happy ending.

And even Uga conveyed somewhat perfunctory congratulations.

A rapid and somewhat perfunctory search followed.

Esther Walters agreed, though in a somewhat perfunctory fashion.

Bobby and Frankie received them and, after explaining matters once more in a somewhat perfunctory fashion, led the way to the attic.

The Whisper paused; a somewhat perfunctory and even uncertain mutter of approval arose from the crowd.

Joscelin bent head and knee, though the abbot might well have thought the gesture somewhat perfunctory.

The efforts made to solve the riddle were somewhat perfunctory.

"Ghost Town" is given a flat, somewhat perfunctory reading, though this does not obscure its evocative qualities and solid construction.

A sense of the glory and the tragedy of the man can be gained even from Wolpert's somewhat perfunctory biography.