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superficial

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Concerned only with surface features rather than depth or substance.

A superficial review missed the essay's central contradiction.

Dictionary practice example.

A superficial inspection praised the shiny boxes without examining the incomplete sign-out system inside them.