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повърхностен — meaning in English

povarhnosten

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English meaning

  • cursory adj Done quickly and without much attention to detail; hasty.
  • frivolous adj Silly or lacking seriousness, especially at a time when seriousness is expected.
  • lightweight noun A boxing (or similar combat sport) weight class between welterweight and featherweight, or a competitor in it.
  • perfunctory adj Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
  • shallow adjective Not deep; having little depth of water, thought, or feeling.
  • sketchy adj Incomplete or lacking in detail; only roughly outlined.
  • slick adj Smooth and slippery, often because of a coating of liquid.
  • superficial adj Existing only on the surface, not deep or serious.

Senses

повърхностен is used for these senses in English:

  • cursory Hasty or superficial.
  • frivolous Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.
  • lightweight One of little consequence or ability.
  • perfunctory Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
  • shallow Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
  • sketchy Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
  • skin-deep (figuratively) Shallow, superficial.
  • slick Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

frivolous — full definition

  1. adj Silly or lacking seriousness, especially at a time when seriousness is expected.
  2. adj Of little real importance or value; trivial.
  3. adj Legal: describing a claim or lawsuit that has no serious legal basis and is unlikely to succeed.

Related Bulgarian words