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superficially

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su·per·fi·cial  (spr-fshl)
adj.
1. Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface: a superficial wound.
2. Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow.
3. Apparent rather than actual or substantial: a superficial resemblance.
4. Trivial; insignificant: made only a few superficial changes in the manuscript.

[Middle English, from Old French superficiel, from Latin superficilis, from superficis, surface; see superficies.]

super·fici·ali·ty (-fsh-l-t), super·ficial·ness (-fshl-ns) n.
super·ficial·ly adv.
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Adv.1.superficially - in a superficial manner; "he was superficially interested"

superficially
adverb at first glance, apparently, on the surface, ostensibly, externally, at face value, to the casual eye Many of these killers are glib and superficially charming.
Translations
superficially [ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəlɪ] ADV
1. (= in a shallow way) [deal with, treat, know, discuss] → superficialmente, de manera superficial, por encima
2. (= at first glance) superficially, the plane looked more or less conventional, but actuallyen apariencia era un avión convencional pero de hecho ...
although this explanation seems superficially attractiveaunque superficialmente or a primera vista esta explicación parece interesante ...
3. (Tech, Med) the incision is made superficiallyla incisión se hace en la superficie
superficially [ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃəli] advsuperficiellement
superficially
adv discuss, examineoberflächlich; similar, differentäußerlich; superficially this may be trueoberflächlich gesehen mag das stimmen
superficially [ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəlɪ] advsuperficialmente
superficially [ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəlɪ] advsuperficialmente


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Cutters all over the world; sometimes founding new religions, sometimes being forcibly fed--easily recognizable, even when superficially tamed.
The remaining figure is apparently that of a man, but I hesitate to classify him so superficially.
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