superficial
31superficial — 1. Cursory; not thorough. 2. Pertaining to or situated near the surface. 3. SYN: superficialis. [L. superficialis, fr. superficies, surface] * * * su·per·fi·cial .sü pər fish əl adj 1) of, relating to, or located near the surface <superficial… …
32superficial — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
33superficial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. shallow, cursory, dilettante, slight, slender, trivial, inane; surface, skin deep. See exterior, shallowness, ignorance.Ant., in depth, serious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. flimsy, cursory,… …
34superficial — [ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃ(ə)l] adj 1) affecting or involving only the surface or outside part of something Syn: minor Her injuries were only superficial.[/ex] 2) not complete or thorough Syn: cursory a superficial examination of the damage[/ex] 3) a… …
35superficial — su•per•fi•cial [[t]ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ əl[/t]] adj. 1) being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound[/ex] 2) external or outward; apparent rather than real: a superficial resemblance[/ex] 3) concerned with or comprehending only what is on the… …
36superficial — (adj) (Intermedio) relativo a la capa externa de algo Ejemplos: Sismólogos observaron unos movimientos ligeros en la parte superficial de la tierra. La tensión superficial permite a algunos insectos desplazarse en lago sin hundirse. Colocaciones …
37superficial — 1. adjective a) Shallow, lacking substance. Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand. b) At face value. Syn: surficial 2 …
38superficial — [14] Superficial means literally ‘of the surface’. It comes from Latin superficiālis, a derivative of superficiēs ‘surface’. This was a compound noun formed from the prefix super ‘above’ and faciēs ‘face’ (ancestor of English face). The main… …
39superficial — adj. (in anatomy) situated at or close to a surface. Superficial blood vessels are those close to the surface of the skin …
40superficial — Mālani; ihupōhue, hāpapa (fig.). See saying, pūhai. He has a superficial knowledge of the hula, he ike mālani kona i ka hula …
