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Meaning of "superficially" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERFICIALLY

superficially  [ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERFICIALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Superficially is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SUPERFICIALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of superficially in the English dictionary

The first definition of superficially in the dictionary is without thinking deeply; with little understanding of anything serious or important. Other definition of superficially is with only the simplest and most obvious aspects of sth included, and not those aspects which require more effort to deal with or understand. Superficially is also with regard to the appearance of something or the impression that it gives, especially if its real nature is very different; apparently.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERFICIALLY


beneficially
ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəlɪ
bifacially
baɪˈfeɪʃəlɪ
extrajudicially
ˌekstrədʒuːˈdɪʃəlɪ
facially
ˈfeɪʃəlɪ
inartificially
ˌɪnɑːtɪˈfɪʃəlɪ
initially
ɪnˈɪʃəlɪ
injudicially
ˌɪndʒuːˈdɪʃəlɪ
interfacially
ˌɪntəˈfeɪʃəlɪ
interracially
ˌɪntəˈreɪʃəlɪ
judicially
dʒuːˈdɪʃəlɪ
officially
əˈfɪʃəlɪ
prejudicially
ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃəlɪ
racially
ˈreɪʃəlɪ
sacrificially
ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəlɪ
semiofficially
ˌsɛmɪəˈfɪʃəlɪ
solstitially
sɒlˈstɪʃəlɪ
spacially
ˈspeɪʃəlɪ
spatially
ˈspeɪʃəlɪ
unartificially
ʌnˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəlɪ
unofficially
ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERFICIALLY

superfatted
superfecta
superfecundation
superfemale
superfetate
superfetation
superficial
superficialise
superficiality
superficialize
superficialness
superficies
superfine
superfineness
superfirm
superfit
superfix
superflack
superfluid
superfluidity

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERFICIALLY

actually
artificially
axially
commercially
cordially
crucially
differentially
editorially
especially
essentially
exponentially
financially
materially
partially
potentially
preferentially
radially
sequentially
socially
specially
substantially

Synonyms and antonyms of superficially in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUPERFICIALLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «superficially» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of superficially

Translation of «superficially» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERFICIALLY

Find out the translation of superficially to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of superficially from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «superficially» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

表面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superficialmente
570 millions of speakers

English

superficially
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्पज्ञता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سطحي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поверхностно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superficialmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাসা-ভাসাভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

superficiellement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara dangkal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oberflächlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

表面的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

표면적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Superficially
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sơ thiển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலோட்டமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरवरचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzeysel olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superficialmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powierzchownie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поверхнево
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

superficial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιφανειακά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oppervlakkig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ytligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overfladisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of superficially

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERFICIALLY»

The term «superficially» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.455 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «superficially».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERFICIALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «superficially» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «superficially» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about superficially

EXAMPLES

8 QUOTES WITH «SUPERFICIALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word superficially.
1
Jean M. Auel
I had an idea for a story about a young woman who was living with people who were different, not just superficially different - such as hair colour, or eye colour, or skin colour - but different in some significant way.
2
James Bryant Conant
Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface.
3
Richard Ford
The ways in which things are superficially similar but also distinct is interesting to me.
4
Dean Inge
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.
5
Cillian Murphy
At the moment I'm doing this space movie, so I'm obsessed with physics and space travel. I know three months down the line it's gone. Then I'll be able to superficially say stuff about space.
6
Cillian Murphy
What we do as actors is we go through phases where you superficially learn all this information.
7
Grant-Lee Phillips
There's nothing more painful than something that's superficially upbeat but you can kind of tell behind it that there's a cynicism, or even a bitterness.
8
Charles Shaughnessy
Soaps are great. You learn to work very fast - some say superficially, but that's not really true. You do some very serious character work. I've never had any feelings about a stigma attached to it, and nowadays there seems to be less snobbery about what you do. More and more big names are doing TV and commercials and voiceovers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERFICIALLY»

Discover the use of superficially in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to superficially and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
7, 1918. Serial No. 215,887. 9 Claims. (CI. 154—2.) ' 1. As a new article of manufacture, an apparel blank comprising superficially united plies of material, one of said plies having upon one face in a distinctive color an imitation of stitching. 3.
‎1919
2
Comparative Anatomy and Phylogeny of Primate Muscles and ...
the levator claviculae runs from the atlas to the capsule of the acromio-clavicular articulation (not to the clavicle), deeply to the sternocleidomastoideus but superficially to the trapezius Innervation of the levator claviculae - Schück 1913b (Loris ...
Rui Diogo, Bernard A. Wood, 2012
3
Flip Dictionary
... insignificant, pro forma, shallow, slight, surface, token, trite, trivial superficial appearance: gloss, veneer superficial beauty: gilt superficially attractive: meretricious superficially, done: cursory, perfunctory superficially, person doing something: ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2002
4
The Search for Form in Art and Architecture
We mentioned then particularly the "superficially decorative form"—which, in fact, we decided to eliminate from our analysis. In making this elimination we did not cherish the faintest illusion that the superficially decorative form could easily be ...
Eliel Saarinen, 1948
5
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a device for applying .electricity superficially, tbe combination of a mechanical generator of electricity, a roller for contact with the body, means for transmitting motion from said contact- roller to said mechanical generator 'if electricity, and ...
United States. Patent Office, 1902
6
The Study of Language
The grammar should also be capable of revealing the basis of two other phenomena: first, how some superficially different sentences are closely related and, second, how some superficially similar sentences are in fact different.
George Yule, 2006
7
Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
be superficially healed (wound still festering beneath the surface) (•^"□AA* : {11° X& the wound healed superficially) (ty&m- I -f}(n : hooaj-rqfr : fyqao to fail to form [ butter after churning]) ' A*7*^A my hand is/hands are disabled, I cannot work ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
8
Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens handlingar
Transverse section of the same. l'Ni/I. Part of the vegetative portion of the frond, seen superficially. ""l/I. Transverse section of the same. “m/r Part of the zoosporiferous portion of the frond. '"o/l. Transverse section of the same. “"l/l. PLATE 30.
‎1884
9
The Algæ of the Arctic Sea: A survey of the species, ...
Fig. 1. Two specimens issuing from the same fastening surface, one (downward? to the right) young, the other full-grown bearing zoospores. » 2. Lowest part of the frond, seen superficially. 400/i. » 3. Transverse section of the same. 400/, . » 4.
Frans Reinhold Kjellman, 1883
10
Lewin, Weinstein and Riddell's Gastrointestinal Pathology ...
This is most marked superficially where the epithelial cells are more cuboidal and attenuated. Hints of mucin secretion are reappearing superficially (arrow) at the apexof thecell—an indication of maturation. Notethe lack of any inflammation in ...
Robert Riddell, Dhanpat Jain, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERFICIALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term superficially is used in the context of the following news items.
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Linda Marrinon's superficially old-fashioned sculptures could be …
Even Monash University Museum of Art director Charlotte Day acknowledges they are "superficially old-fashioned in subject and medium". But Marrinon​, who ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Taiwan's precarious balance
Superficially, Taiwan looks stable, calm, even a little boring. Its people are mostly prosperous, with gross domestic capital per capita of more than $30,000 — not ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
'Sinatra: All or Nothing at All': A Superficial Look at Ol' Blue Eyes
... is a primarily straightforward birth to not-quite-death story in which the footage does little more than supplement what is already superficially apparent. The film ... «Billboard, Apr 15»
4
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty review – superficially
It's true that the rooms look superficially magnificent, each one dressed to match a theme (a gallery full of tartan is wood-panelled; a group of tribal-inspired ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
5
Boko Haram-Isis alliance is nothing but superficial propaganda
The pledge of allegiance offered to Islamic State (Isis) by the Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram, over the weekend, is a superficially impressive propaganda ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
6
England and the West Indies' crises are only superficially similar
Were England and the West Indies to contest the World Cup final, it would be a mad dash from Melbourne to the Caribbean for the three-Test series which swiftly ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
7
Recent Trends and Advances in Superficially Porous Particle …
Superficially porous particles have become a major platform for the development of high performance liquid chromatography columns. Since their modern ... «Chromatography Today, Feb 15»
8
Labour: terror law overhaul 'superficially attractive'
Acting Labour Party leader David Parker says the Government's review of anti-terror laws is 'superficially attractive'. Photo / John Stone. Labour will push for ... «New Zealand Herald, Oct 14»
9
James Acaster, Recognise, Pleasance Courtyard, review …
If it's a superficially scattershot show, it's also as tight as a drum: more than ever, Acaster proves himself a superb set builder, with inspired callbacks, and a ... «The Independent, Aug 14»
10
Superficially, there is nothing wrong with 'Wish I Was Here'
Superficially, there is nothing wrong with this movie. It looks great and Braff is a wholly competent filmmaker. I've got no beef with any of the performances; there ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 14»

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