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(adj)
(figuratively) Shallow, superficial.
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Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
Awake; not sleeping.
Up to one's ankles in something.
(of rock, ice, etc.) Having shelves.
(figuratively, by extension) Deeply involved (in something) or preoccupied (with something).
Shelf-like; resembling or pertaining to a shelf.
(of a body of water) Able to be forded.
(n)
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
(now rare) Shallow.
Full of shoals, or shallows.
containing reefs.
The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
(chiefly of resources, such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
Minor; small in amount
Small in size.
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Thin; slim.
Slender; thin.
Hasty or superficial.
(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
Very deep; very serious.
(sometimes vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
(not comparable, often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
Having experience and skill in a subject.
Abbreviation of golliwog:.
Having no variations in height.
Of or pertaining to an area.
Alternative form of aboveground.
Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.
(geology, astronomy) Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
(chiefly in combination) Having been bitten.
Having or showing reckless disregard for safety or personal welfare.
Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge.
Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
Synonym of superficial.
Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine; immeasurably deep.
An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
Ignorable; of little significance or value.
Something that is light in weight, or relatively so.
Lacking substance; not real or strong.
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
(now usually derogatory) Easy; contemptibly easy.
(often derogatory) Having little or no importance.
(Canada, US, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
Trivial, or of little importance.
(obsolete) (ornithology) A young bird which has not developed feathers yet; a nestling.
Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant.
(geography) A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
(adv)
In a forgivable way.
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Somewhat deep.
below the surface of a liquid
In a superficial manner; shallowly.
(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
(informal) A sandwich
In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
Extensive in length (physical distance, or time).
Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
A concave surface or curve.
(of places) Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
Pertaining to or resembling shale.
Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged
Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care.
Protected, as from wind or weather.
In a pathetic manner; piteously.
Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste.
Having hummocks.
Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
Unable to perceive.
(of speech) Not articulated in normal words.
(sometimes proscribed) To an excessive degree.
Childish in behavior; juvenile.
Having a noticeable amount of silt.
(UK dialectal) Mixture; union.
In a dangerous manner; so as to cause danger.
Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.
Without ambition or motivation
Not inspiring.
Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
In a tiresome manner; wearisomely.
Alternative form of tinnie. [(Australia, slang) A can of beer.]
In a dorsoventral manner; (in humans): from the front of the body to the back.
(informal, derogatory, especially of a person) Stupid.