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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
Translations

superficially [suːpəˈfɪʃəlɪ] advsuperficiellement
superficially [suːpəˈfɪʃəlɪ] superficial advoberflächlich;
(from a superficial point of view) → oberflächlich gesehen
superficially [suːpəˈfɪʃəlɪ] 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.
), which is superficially similar, will show how far superior is the former in which the goddess is but a victim to forces stronger than herself.
 
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