Superficially

3 definitions found

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

  Superficial \Su`per*fi"cial\, a. [L. superficialis: cf. F.
     superficiel. See {Superficies}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on
        the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a
        superficial covering; superficial measure or contents;
        superficial tillage.


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     2. Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or
        apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; -- said
        especially in respect to study, learning, and the like;
        as, a superficial scholar; superficial knowledge.
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              This superficial tale
              Is but a preface of her worthy praise. --Shak.
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              He is a presumptuous and superficial writer.
                                                    --Burke.
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              That superficial judgment, which happens to be right
              without deserving to be so.           --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Su`per*fi"cial*ly}, adv. --
        {Su`per*fi"cial*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  superficially
       adv : in a superficial manner; "he was superficially interested"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  91 Moby Thesaurus words for "superficially":
     amain, apace, apparently, aridly, as it seems, at first sight,
     at once, barrenly, bloodlessly, by forced marches, colorlessly,
     cursorily, dismally, draggily, drearily, drearisomely, dryly,
     dully, dustily, effetely, emptily, expeditiously, exteriorly,
     externally, feverishly, frivolously, furiously, hand over fist,
     hastily, heavily, helter-skelter, hollowly, hotfoot, hurriedly,
     hurry-scurry, idly, immaterially, immediately, in passing, inanely,
     inconsequentially, insignificantly, insipidly, instantly, jejunely,
     lifelessly, lightly, on the outside, on the run, on the surface,
     openly, ostensibly, out, outside, outwardly, outwards, pallidly,
     pell-mell, pettily, ploddingly, pointlessly, ponderously,
     prima facie, promptly, publically, quickly, seemingly, shallowly,
     slapdash, slowly, speedily, spiritlessly, stodgily, stuffily,
     swiftly, tastelessly, tediously, to all appearances,
     to all seeming, to the eye, triflingly, trivially, unessentially,
     unimportantly, uninterestingly, vapidly, with a rush,
     with all haste, with dispatch, with haste, without