superficial
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃəl/
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superficial
- The doctor assured me that the cut was superficial and would heal quickly.
- superficial infection
- superficial layer
- superficial skin burn
They're actually just really superficial tiny cysts.
- They're actually just really superficial tiny cysts.
- Even though people drink it to, to go to sleep faster, the sleep is much more superficial and is not deep and it's not the healthy sleep.
- It's not serious like limb loss, it's just superficial frag.
- And the assembled virtues, you know, cry out in sorrow about the superficial wound, faith, then add some final words.
- I often suggest that clients make a list of the things that they gave up to be in this relationship, from the superficial pizza toppings to the sublime to the deep.
Examples
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Responses at this level also seemed perception-bound; they were based on simple, superficial, physical explanations.
Academic text (1992) -
Operational systems indicate that the damage is widespread but superficial.
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All the superficial signs are there.
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The wound itself is superficial.
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Superficial lacerations, multiple to the face.
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Indeed, a bachelor's degree in biology may require only a superficial understanding of evolution.
Academic text (1997) -
Type I infections are generally superficial in nature, with the possibility of progressing to type II infections.
Academic text (2015) -
All these muscles are superficial and are involved in nasal valve movements.
Academic text (2004) -
The lacerations are superficial.
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Epidermal burns are superficial partial-thickness burns which usually heal within a week.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
5
4.7
Only on the surface and not deep inside
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A large vein along the Sylvian fissure on the side of the brain that drains into the cavernous sinus
- Specialized
A vein on the side of the head above the ear that drains blood from the scalp
- Specialized
A small vein that carries blood from the lower belly into a large thigh vein
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Superficial comes from the Latin parts super- 'above' and facies 'face' or 'surface', and is like the English word face. So a superficial cut or mark is only on the surface and not deep.