пове́рхностный — meaning in English
poverkhnostnyy
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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.
- perfunctory adj Done just to satisfy a basic requirement, without real care or effort.
- 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
- 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.
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