shallowly
At surface level
Shallowly means in a shallow manner—without depth, whether physical or figurative.
Water that spreads shallowly covers a surface thinly.
Someone breathing shallowly takes only small breaths.
The word often carries judgment when applied to thought or character: He engaged only shallowly with the material.
Concerning only the outermost layer
- skin-deepAffecting only the surface
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
- perfunctoryDone with minimal effort
- glibSuperficially articulate
facile · simplistic · cosmetic · veneer · outward · ostensible · apparent · glossy
To a lacking degree
- deficientlyIn an inadequate way
- meagerlyIn deficient quantity
- scantlyIn insufficient amount
- sparselyIn a thin manner
incompletely · poorly · minimally · slightly · thinly · barely · weakly · feebly
In hollow manner
- vapidlyIn a dull, empty manner
- vacuouslyWithout meaningful content
- frivolouslyIn unserious manner
- triviallyIn unimportant manner
glibly · insubstantially · meaninglessly · hollowly · unthinkingly · mindlessly · carelessly · thoughtlessly
surface-level
Concerning only the outermost layer
- skin-deepAffecting only the surface
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
- perfunctoryDone with minimal effort
glib · facile · simplistic · cosmetic · veneer · outward · ostensible · apparent · glossy · slick
insufficiently
To a lacking degree
- deficientlyIn an inadequate way
- meagerlyIn deficient quantity
- scantlyIn insufficient amount
sparsely · incompletely · poorly · minimally · slightly · thinly · barely · weakly · feebly · partially
emptily
In hollow manner
- vapidlyIn a dull, empty manner
- vacuouslyWithout meaningful content
- frivolouslyIn unserious manner
trivially · glibly · insubstantially · meaninglessly · hollowly · unthinkingly · mindlessly · carelessly · thoughtlessly · uncritically
wading
Traversing shallow water on foot
sandbar · shoal · ripples · streamlet · brooks · tidal · littoral · estuary · mudflat · inlet
shallowlydeeply
To a profound extent
profoundly · deep · thoroughly · seriously · intensely
- shallow endPool's shallowest part
- shallow waterLow-depth aquatic area
- shallow breathingMinimal lung expansion
- shallow grave
- shallow breathMinimal lung intake
- shallow rootsUnderground growth lacking depth
shallow, shallows, shallowness, shallowing, shallowest, shallower