He was superficially interested. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a superficial wound. ,superficial measurement. ,a superficial resemblance. ,a superficial observer. ,a superficial writer. ,superficial improvements. From Dictionary.com.
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. From Wordnik.com. [Elvenborn]
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. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2007] Reference
The problem is that, as I stated before, unless you are a climate scientist you are not in a position to say whether their criticisms are more than "superficially" reasonable. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
This kind of superficially slick, depressingly conventional, emotionally dishonest and patently well-connected filmmaking Hollywood princess Sasha Spielberg even turns up briefly. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Here their papers were scrutinized, but superficially. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier] Reference
Joyce's new book is superficially a departure from all that. From Wordnik.com. [Make Room For Bently] Reference
It was not really an adaptation, not related other than superficially. From Wordnik.com. [Mad Man] Reference
The standard story is that poverty is stuck; superficially, the statistics support that. From Wordnik.com. [Importing Poverty] Reference
I had to admit that Anita had found a guy who, superficially, resembled me more than a little. From Wordnik.com. [Tinker's Dam] Reference
Compounding things for him is how superficially different the Renaissance man Mr. Beatty seems. From Wordnik.com. [The Band of Brothers] Reference
In any event, both pieces of writing were honest, not trite, and more than superficially helpful. From Wordnik.com. [Feed the Right Wolf] Reference
This Canadian could not only talk, but act, Empire; not merely ape, but superficially assimilate. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
But Obama wanted both, and, superficially, the two can be portrayed as an enlightened partnership. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Ducks Hard Choices] Reference
Today's arguments in Washington and Trenton are superficially similar and interestingly different. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Florio's Left Jab] Reference
The lessons from abroad would suggest, at least superficially, that the answer is a resounding "no.". From Wordnik.com. [The (Not So) Simple Lessons] Reference
Most liberals superficially support tougher "standards" but still believe in throwing money at schools. From Wordnik.com. [The Wastage In Education] Reference
My point is that the Sanford I knew, however superficially, actually seemed like a different kind of pol. From Wordnik.com. [Marching to the Same Drummer] Reference
In the age of PC, MTV and MS-DOS it's superficially easy to see "Show Boat" as a dated cultural artifact. From Wordnik.com. ['Show Boat'--It's Still Rollin' Along] Reference
This idea is at least superficially plausible in light of the pervasive suspicions of consumer contracts. From Wordnik.com. [License To Shop] Reference
His soreness had passed from the green and superficially painful stage to the deeper ache of bruised bones. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
I say, even because most of the lists of diagnostic criteria for the label start with superficially charming. From Wordnik.com. [Madoff: A Scoundrel Or A Sociopath?] Reference
Mr. BECKSTROM: Well, what we mean is if we look at these two creatures, superficially they look very similar. From Wordnik.com. [Why The Tea Party Is Like A Starfish, Not A Spider] Reference
The doctor's wife was superficially bright, capable of adapting herself with distinct charm to those she admired. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
If he desires that he shall read Chesterton superficially and yet understand, he will be doomed to disappointment. From Wordnik.com. [Gilbert Keith Chesterton] Reference
The Masque of Africa is a book for outsiders, for those who may never visit Africa or may know it only superficially. From Wordnik.com. [The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief by VS Naipaul] Reference
Sometimes I will engage, but just as often I will pacify them superficially to avoid a debate I am not in the mood for. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Goulston, M.D.: Know Any Opinionated People?] Reference
He warns that homeowners will lose out on tens of thousands of pounds if they take out these superficially generous deals. From Wordnik.com. [Free solar panels sound good, but buying them yourself is better] Reference
Yet the "at homes" and tea-parties and functions in which her mother reveled, never more than superficially interested her. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
That every mystery is in essence the same, however superficially different, doesn't put off the true addict: that's the appeal. From Wordnik.com. [Corruption: A Spectator Sport] Reference
It sounds superficially attractive, but in every case it will mean that the purchaser suffers from an uncompetitive exchange rate. From Wordnik.com. [Nationwide to charge for FlexAccount overseas cash withdrawals] Reference
The amount Merrill was stuck with looked, superficially, like a pipeline problem: Merrill was making CDOs faster than it could sell them. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Adams and Yves Smith: New York Times Muffs Merrill/Magnetar Piece (Corrected and Updated)] Reference
The attacks seem inevitable because (a) it's an election year and (b) the criticisms will be partially true and, superficially, convincing. From Wordnik.com. [Please, Spare Us A Boom] Reference
While many textbooks cover advanced ideas, most do so superficially, leaving students with the techniques but not the mastery of the broader principles. From Wordnik.com. [The Sum Of Mediocrity] Reference
Hiss said he had never known Chambers; or had known him only as "George Crosley," and then only briefly and superficially, and not at all since mid-1936. From Wordnik.com. ['Exoneration' Of Alger Hiss] Reference
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