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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shallow \Shal"low\, a. [Compar. {Shallower}; superl.
     {Shallowest}.] [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or
     shelving; cf. Icel. skj[=a]lgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D.
     & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. {Shelve} to slope, {Shoal}
     shallow.]
     1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal. "Shallow brooks, and


        rivers wide." --Milton.
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     2. Not deep in tone. [R.]
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              The sound perfecter and not so shallow and jarring.
                                                    --Bacon.
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     3. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating
        deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant;
        superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning.
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              The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill
              advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the
              French king.                          --Bacon.
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              Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself.
                                                    --Milton.
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