Superficial - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃl|
Brit.
|ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃ(ə)l|
adjective
- of little substance or significance (syn: trivial)
a few superficial editorial changes
- occurring on or near the surface of the skinsuperficial burns
superficial facial injuries
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough (syn: casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory)superficial facial injuries
In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory
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They had a superficial knowledge of the topic.
These superficial changes don't address the underlying problem.
The storm only caused superficial damage to the building.
The examination was very short and superficial.
In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory
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