Skin-deep

2 definitions found

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

  Skin-deep \Skin"-deep`\, a.
     Not deeper than the skin; hence, superficial. --Lowell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  skin-deep
       adj : involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep";
             "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound" [syn: {superficial},
              {surface(a)}]