superficial

[US]/ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃl/
[UK]/ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. on the surface; lacking depth or profoundness; shallow

Phrases & Collocations

superficial analysis

superficial velocity

superficial layer

superficial area

superficial fascia

Example Sentences

It's a superficial book.

the superficial muscle groups.

A superficial injury is not serious.

a superficial thinker

a cursory glance at the headlines.See Synonyms at superficial

the superficial courtesies of diplomatic exchanges.

perhaps I was a superficial person.

He has a superficial knowledge of this subject.

the building suffered only superficial damage.

he had only the most superficial knowledge of foreign countries.

His knowledge of mathematics is superficial and scanty.

We saw through his superficial charm.

made only a few superficial changes in the manuscript.

You're too superficial to appreciate great literature like this.

with its superficial, cardboard characters, the novel was typical of her work.

a superficial world where life revolved around the minutiae of outward appearance.

The diagnostic sensitivity of biopsy was 58% at the superficial peroneal nerve and peroneus brevis and 47% at the sural nerve.

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