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excoriate

verb

To scrape or wear away skin; also to criticize severely.

Criticize severely

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condemn castigate denounce censure lambaste berate

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superficial

adjective

Concerned only with surface features rather than depth or substance.

Lacking depth

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shallow cursory surface-level skin-deep glib

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veneer

noun

A thin outer layer; figuratively, a superficial appearance concealing what lies beneath.

Thin outer layer

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facing coating surface layer thin covering

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