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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Adrift, alone and haunted by guilt about that incident in her past, she becomes hypnotized by Peter’s superficially rational-sounding ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 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
The statement said the the property "appeared to have been searched superficially" and cash was found in the couple's bedroom.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
In part, this is because it makes sense, superficially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
From being ordered often to bring some particular scroll to Pai, he had become superficially familiar with these drawings, which at first had looked like meaningless bird tracks to him.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
