su·per·fi·cial

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• su|per|fi|cial — «SOO puhr FIHSH uhl», adjective. 1. of the surface: »a superficial measurement. 2. on the surface; at the surface: »His burns were superficial and soon healed. 3. a) concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface; not thorough;… …   Useful english dictionary

• su´per|gla´cial|ly — su|per|gla|cial «SOO puhr GLAY shuhl», adjective. situated or occurring upon a surface of ice, especially of a glacier. –su´per|gla´cial|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|gla|cial — «SOO puhr GLAY shuhl», adjective. situated or occurring upon a surface of ice, especially of a glacier. –su´per|gla´cial|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|fi|cial|ly — «SOO puhr FIHSH uh lee», adverb. in a superficial manner; on the surface; not thoroughly: »superficially attractive …   Useful english dictionary

• su´per|fi´cial|ness — su|per|fi|cial «SOO puhr FIHSH uhl», adjective. 1. of the surface: »a superficial measurement. 2. on the surface; at the surface: »His burns were superficial and soon healed. 3. a) concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface; not… …   Useful english dictionary

• hy|per|spe|cial|i|za|tion — «HY puhr SPEHSH uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. = overspecialization. (Cf. ↑A) …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|fi|cial|ist — «SOO puhr FIHSH uh lihst», noun. 1. a person who deals with things superficially. 2. a person of superficial knowledge or attitudes …   Useful english dictionary

• su|per|fi|cial|ize — «SOO puhr FIHSH uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make superficial; treat superficially …   Useful english dictionary

• per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… …   English syllables

• cial — ae·cial; al·tri·cial; am·phi·the·cial; an·ti·so·cial; ap·o·the·cial; ar·ti·fi·cial·ize; ar·ti·fi·cial·ly; ar·ti·fi·cial·ness; ben·e·fi·cial; ben·e·fi·cial·ly; ben·e·fi·cial·ness; brec·cial; car·a·pa·cial; car·ni·fi·cial; cic·a·tri·cial;… …   English syllables