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adv. - In a shallow, cursory, or hasty manner.

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  • He was superficially interested
  • Adjective : a superficial wound. ,superficial measurement. ,a superficial resemblance. ,a superficial observer. ,a superficial writer....
  • There was a matching couch across from the desk; it matched superficially, that is, but it had been made so that, although it was extremely comfortable, it was treacherous.
  • Now, when they try a fake acupuncture, where they of willy-nilly put needles in and did it kind of superficially, that worked for 44 percent of the people.
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