SKIN-DEEP


Meaning of SKIN-DEEP in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : as deep as the skin

the cut was skin-deep

2. : not thorough or lasting in impression : superficial

discovered … that love is more than skin-deep — W.L.Gresham

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.