When you say you did a cursory review of a document, it means you have looked through it, but there is a good chance you won't be able to recall the details of the document. Cursory can also be used to describe a hasty and haphazard review of something; think, lazy, brief and not thorough.

What does a cursory look mean?

: rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty a cursory glance Only a cursory inspection of the building's electrical wiring was done.

Is cursory a word?

cur·so·ry. adj. Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines. [Late Latin cursōrius, of running, from Latin cursor, runner; see cursor.]