superficially

superficially
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • superficially — index pro forma Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • superficially — [adv] lightly; without care apparently, at first glance, carelessly, casually, externally, extraneously, flimsily, frivolously, hastily, ignorantly, not profoundly, not thoroughly, once over lightly*, on the surface*, ostensibly, outwardly,… …   New thesaurus

  • superficially — adv. Superficially is used with these adjectives: ↑attractive, ↑plausible, ↑similar Superficially is used with these verbs: ↑resemble …   Collocations dictionary

  • superficially — superficial ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing or occurring at or on the surface. 2) apparent rather than actual. 3) not thorough or deep; cursory. 4) lacking depth of character or understanding. DERIVATIVES superficiality noun (pl. superficialities)… …   English terms dictionary

  • superficially — adverb in a superficial manner (Freq. 1) he was superficially interested • Derived from adjective: ↑superficial …   Useful english dictionary

  • superficially adv — This tuna is excellent, said Tom superficially …   English expressions

  • Superficially — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • superficially — adverb see superficial …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • superficially — See superficiality. * * * …   Universalium

  • superficially — adverb In a superficial manner; shallowly …   Wiktionary

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