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superficial
adjective
1 superficial
Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually.
Roget 481:
misjudging
etc.
v.;
ill-judging,
wrong-headed;
prejudiced
etc.
v.;
jaundiced;
shortsighted,
purblind;
partial,
one-sided,
superficial.
narrow-minded,
narrow-souled†;
mean-spirited;
confined,
illiberal,
intolerant,
besotted,
infatuated,
fanatical,
entete [Fr.],
positive,
dogmatic,
conceited;
opinative,
opiniative†;
opinioned,
opinionate,
opinionative,
opinionated;
self-opinioned,
wedded to an opinion,
opini=atre;
bigoted
etc.
(obstinate)
606;
crotchety,
fussy,
impracticable;
unreasonable,
stupid
etc.
499;
credulous
etc.
486;
warped.
misjudged
etc.
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Roget 209:
shallow,
slight,
superficial;
skin deep,
ankle deep,
knee deep;
just enough to wet one's feet;
shoal,
shoaly†.
Roget 220:
exterior,
external;
outer most;
outward,
outlying,
outside,
outdoor;
round about
etc.
227;
extramural;
extralimitary†,
extramundane.
superficial,
skin-deep;
frontal,
discoid.
extraregarding†;
excentric†,
eccentric;
outstanding;
extrinsic
etc.
6;
ecdemic [Med.],
exomorphic†.
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Roget 491:
ignorant;
nescient;
unknowing,
unaware,
unacquainted,
unapprised,
unapprized†,
unwitting,
unweeting†,
unconscious;
witless,
weetless†;
a stranger to;
unconversant†.
uninformed,
uncultivated,
unversed,
uninstructed,
untaught,
uninitiated,
untutored,
unschooled,
misguided,
unenlightened;
Philistine;
behind the age.
shallow,
superficial,
green,
rude,
empty,
half-learned,
illiterate;
unread,
uninformed,
uneducated,
unlearned,
unlettered,
unbookish;
empty-headed,
dizzy,
wooly-headed;
pedantic;
in the dark;
benighted,
belated;
blinded,
blindfolded;
hoodwinked;
misinformed;
au bout de son latin,
at the end of his tether,
at fault;
at sea
etc.
(uncertain)
475;
caught tripping.
unknown,
unapprehended,
unexplained,
unascertained,
uninvestigated†,
unexplored,
unheard of,
not perceived;
concealed
etc.
528;
novel.
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2 superficial
Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface.
3 superficial
Of little substance or significance:
— A few superficial editorial changes.
synonym: trivial.
4 superficial
Occurring on or near the surface of the skin.
5 superficial
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough:
— In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory.
synonyms: casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory.
Polish: nieuważny
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