superficial
adjective
being at, on, or near the surface.
superficially
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a word derived from
superficial.
Example Sentences
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As a zany critique of authoritarian cults, the novel is superficially relevant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The familiar tree of life has therefore been rewritten to express this, with organisms that seem quite different revealed as having more similar genomes than superficially closer-seeming relatives.
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
In part, this is because it makes sense, superficially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies beneath the thick, bluish, hydrogen-and-helium atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune, our solar system's unique, but superficially bland, ice giants.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Most teachers are also concerned regarding which cultures to include, and if they include too many, that they will be covering the content very superficially.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
