superficial
adjective (NOT COMPLETE) /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/
/-pɚ-/ usually disapprovingDefinition
C2 not complete and involving only the most obvious things: I thought that article was written at a very superficial level. The documentary's treatment/analysis of the issues was very superficial. I only have a superficial (= slight) knowledge of French.Incomplete superficiality /-ˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/
/-ˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Not showing careful thoughtIncomplete superficially /-i/ adverb C2 The job I've been offered is superficially (= seems to be) attractive/appealing, but I think I might find it boring after a while. Religious education is poorly and superficially taught in most schools.IncompleteSeeming and purporting to beFaking and pretendingNot showing careful thought
/-ˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Not showing careful thoughtIncomplete superficially /-i/ adverb C2 The job I've been offered is superficially (= seems to be) attractive/appealing, but I think I might find it boring after a while. Religious education is poorly and superficially taught in most schools.IncompleteSeeming and purporting to beFaking and pretendingNot showing careful thought(Definition of superficial adjective (NOT COMPLETE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- extent noun
- fragmentary adjective
- half noun, pronoun, predeterminer, adjective, adverb
- imperfect adjective (NOT PERFECT)
- imperfection noun
- in a manner of speaking idiom
- incomplete adjective
- long story short idiom
- part adverb
- part noun (SOME)
- partial adjective (NOT COMPLETE)
- partially adverb
- partly adverb
- patchy adjective
- scratch/scrape the surface idiom
- semi- prefix
- unfinished adjective
- up to a point idiom
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