пове́рхностный — meaning in English

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.
• 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.
• superficial adj Existing only on the surface, not deep or serious.

Senses

пове́рхностный 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.
• perfunctory Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
• shallow Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
• shallow Lacking interest or substance; flat; one-dimensional.
• superficial ​Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.

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.

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