SHALLOW


Meaning of SHALLOW in English

(~er, ~est)

1.

A ~ container, hole, or area of water measures only a short distance from the top to the bottom.

Put the milk in a ~ dish...

The water is quite ~ for some distance.

? deep

ADJ

2.

If you describe a person, piece of work, or idea as ~, you disapprove of them because they do not show or involve any serious or careful thought.

I think he is ~, vain and untrustworthy...

ADJ disapproval

3.

If your breathing is ~, you take only a very small amount of air into your lungs at each breath.

She began to hear her own taut, ~ breathing.

? deep

ADJ

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