superficial person

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• superficial — adjective 1) superficial burns Syn: surface, exterior, external, outer, outside, slight Ant: deep, thorough 2) a superficial friendship Syn: shallow …   Thesaurus of popular words

• superficial — 01. The soldier received only a [superficial] wound to his arm, and was able to return to battle after having it bandaged. 02. People here seem very friendly on a [superficial] level, but can be quite difficult to get to know personally. 03.… …   Grammatical examples in English

• superficial — su|per|fi|cial [ ,supər fıʃl ] adjective * ▸ 1 not complete ▸ 2 only on the surface ▸ 3 not thinking seriously ▸ 4 appearing to be similar ▸ 5 in top layer 1. ) not complete or thorough: CURSORY: The study is too superficial for us to reach any… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• superficial */ — UK [ˌsuːpə(r)ˈfɪʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌsupərˈfɪʃ(ə)l] adjective 1) affecting or involving only the surface or outside part of something Her injuries were only superficial. The house suffered superficial damage from the flood. 2) not complete or thorough… …   English dictionary

• superficial — adjective 1) superficial burns Syn: surface, exterior, external, outer, slight 2) a superficial investigation Syn: cursory, perfunctory, casual, sketchy, desultory, token …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• superficial — [ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃ(ə)l] adj 1) affecting or involving only the surface or outside part of something Syn: minor Her injuries were only superficial.[/ex] 2) not complete or thorough Syn: cursory a superficial examination of the damage[/ex] 3) a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Superficial — is a general term meaning regarding the surface , often metaphorically. Both in the literal as in the metaphorical sense the term has often a negative connotation based on the idea that deeper parts are also important to consider.In human anatomy …   Wikipedia

• superficial — su|per|fi|cial [ˌsu:pəˈfıʃəl US pər ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not looking/studying carefully)¦ 2¦(appearance)¦ 3¦(wound/damage)¦ 4¦(person)¦ 5¦(not important)¦ 6¦(top layer)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: superficialis, from Latin… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• superficial — adjective 1 APPEARANCE seeming to have a particular appearance at first, although this is not true or real: Despite their superficial similarities, the two novels are in fact very different. | a superficial air of tranquility 2 NOT… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• superficial — adj. 1 of or on the surface; lacking depth (a superficial knowledge; superficial wounds). 2 swift or cursory (a superficial examination). 3 apparent but not real (a superficial resemblance). 4 (esp. of a person) having no depth of character or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Dramatis personæ — For the poetry collection, see Dramatis Personae. Dramatis Personae, Leo, the Royal Cadet Opera based on Royal Military College of Canada Dramatis personæ (Latin: persons or characters of the drama ) is a phrase used to refer collectively, in the …   Wikipedia