ROUTINE, ROUTINELY
ADJECTIVES
— HUMDRUM lacking variety; of a routine character; commonplace; monotonous, dull → 1553
— OFF ONE’S BEAT drifting away from the subject in hand, out of one’s usual routine → 1900s Aust. sl.
— PERFUNCTORIOUS perfunctory; done merely as a matter of duty, form, or routine, and so without interest, care or enthusiasm; done with a minimum of effort → 1599 chiefly Sc., obs.
ADVERBS
— BY THE NUMBERS in a routine manner; as rehearsed → World War II Amer. sl.
NOUNS
— ALYO any routine task → Amer. sl.
— DAILY DOZEN a set of calisthenic exercises done daily; also, set of routine or duties or tasks → 1919 sl.
— DAILY GRIND the routine of everyday life → 20C Amer. sl.
— ROUTINARITY tendency to routine → 1868
PHRASES
— BACK IN THE SADDLE back in the daily routine → Bk2004
VERBS
— PERFUNCTORATE to do in a perfunctory manner; to go through as a matter of routine → 1860 obs.
— PERFUNCTORIZE to perform in a perfunctory manner; to go through as a matter of routine → 1866 obs.
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