How to pronounce “superficial”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
• Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
• Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
• (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
• (British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
• [Noun]
• (usually in the plural) A surface detail.

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Similar Sounds

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