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shallow

 
/ˈʃæl·oʊ/ adj

Definition

not deep: shallow water → Opposite deep adj
not showing any interest in serious ideas
(Definition of shallow adj from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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