shallowness

Roget category 209

2. Words relating to space
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#209. Shallowness

noun

shallowness etc. adj. — shoals — mere scratch.

adjective

shallow, slight, superficial — skin deep, ankle deep, knee deep — just enough to wet one's feet — shoal, shoaly^†.

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