Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a superficial manner, in any sense of the word superficial.
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- adverb In a
superficial manner;shallowly
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- adverb in a superficial manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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There was a matching couch across from the desk; it matched superficially, that is, but it had been made so that, although it was extremely comfortable, it was treacherous.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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She found herself thinking, in terms superficially repugnant to convention, that she would like to pay long visits to the other men, but have Bob to come home to when she was inclined for rest and tranquillity.
Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Anthony Hope 1898
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This kind of superficially divided thinking is not religion hacked up by secularism but is deeply theological in its origins and growth.
A Common What? Sarah Ruden 2008
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Now, when they try a fake acupuncture, where they of willy-nilly put needles in and did it kind of superficially, that worked for 44 percent of the people.
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The problem is that, as I stated before, unless you are a climate scientist you are not in a position to say whether their criticisms are more than "superficially" reasonable.
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Only later, under public pressure, did he "superficially" repudiate the racist organization that was tied to lynchings and the worst sort of anti-black discrimination in the name of white, native American supremacy.
newsobserver.com blogs steveford 2008
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If you can at least superficially judge people by the company they keep, Mizusawa is at least superficially awesome.
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If you can at least superficially judge people by the company they keep, Mizusawa is at least superficially awesome.
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If you can at least superficially judge people by the company they keep, Mizusawa is at least superficially awesome.
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Although superficially similar to the Japanese nuclear reactor accident in March that started with flooding, the situation at the Fort Calhoun plant appears far more secure.
Officials: Nebraska nuclear plants safe despite flooding 2011
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