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oppervlakkig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cursory adj Done quickly and without much attention to detail; hasty.
  • passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.
  • shallow adjective Not deep; having little depth of water, thought, or feeling.
  • superficial adj Existing only on the surface, not deep or serious.
  • superficially adv In a superficial manner; shallowly.

Senses

oppervlakkig is used for these senses in English:

  • cursory Hasty or superficial.
  • passing Vague, cursory. [from 18th c.]
  • shallow Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
  • skin-deep (figuratively) Shallow, superficial.
  • superficially In a superficial manner; shallowly.

passing — full definition

  1. adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.
  2. noun Death, or the end of something.
  3. noun The act of moving past something, or moving something (such as a ball) to another person.

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