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# superficial

«superficial» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **only on the surface and not deep or serious: a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (superficial, more superficial, most superficial)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A superficial wound or damage is only on the surface and not deep or serious: a superficial cut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#m1)

2) Superficial means only looking at the outside or the obvious parts, not thinking deeply: a superficial reading of the text. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#m2)

3) A superficial person cares mostly about looks and unimportant things, not deep feelings or ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#m3)

4) A superficial likeness is one that seems the same at first but is different underneath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Health and first aid: a superficial graze only needs cleaning and a plaster. Reading lessons: a superficial answer just copies words; a deeper answer explains why. Stories: a superficial character judges others by their clothes. Science: two animals may have a superficial likeness (a dolphin and a shark look alike, but one is a mammal and one is a fish).

### examples

- It was only a superficial cut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#x1)
- The car had superficial damage to its paint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#x2)
- Your answer is a bit superficial; explain your reasons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#x3)
- Don't be superficial and judge people by their trainers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#x4)
- Dolphins and sharks have a superficial likeness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#x5)
- The storm caused only superficial damage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#x6)
- He had a superficial knowledge of football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/#x7)

### note

Said «soo-per-FISH-ul». Adverb: superficially. Opposite: deep, thorough, profound. Not the same as «artificial» (made by people, not natural).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «superficial» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/superficial/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.