повърхностен — meaning in English
povarhnosten
Bulgarian → English · translate English → Bulgarian instead
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
- adj Silly or lacking seriousness, especially at a time when seriousness is expected.
- adj Of little real importance or value; trivial.
- adj Legal: describing a claim or lawsuit that has no serious legal basis and is unlikely to succeed.