SUPERFICIAL


Meaning of SUPERFICIAL in English

■ adjective

1》 existing or occurring at or on the surface.

2》 apparent rather than actual.

3》 not thorough or deep; cursory.

↘lacking depth of character or understanding.

4》 Brit. Building denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered.

Derivatives

~ity -ʃɪ'alɪti noun ( plural ~ities ).

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from late L. ~is , from L. superficies (see superficies ).

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