SUPERFICIAL as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • involving a surface only
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • her beauty is only skin-deep
    • superficial bruising
    • a surface wound
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  2. Meaning
    • being or affecting or concerned with a surface
    • not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
    Usage Example(s)
    • superficial similarities
    • a superficial mind
    • his thinking was superficial and fuzzy
    • superficial knowledge
    • the superficial report didn”t giv
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  3. Meaning
    • of little substance or significance
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a few superficial editorial changes
    • only trivial objections
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  4. Meaning
    • relating to a surface
    Usage Example(s)
    • superficial measurements
    • the superficial area of the wall
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