shallow

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shallow
adj. having little depth, not deep; superficial, not concerned with serious intellectual matters; weak, breathing in very little air

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shallow

Noun
1. a stretch of shallow water
(synonym) shoal
(hypernym) body of water, water
(derivation) shoal

Verb
1. make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"
(synonym) shoal
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) shoal
2. become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"
(synonym) shoal
(hypernym) change
(derivation) shoal

Adjective
1. lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
(antonym) deep
(similar) ankle-deep, knee-deep
(attribute) depth
2. not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"
(antonym) deep
(similar) light, wakeful
(attribute) depth
3. lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"
(similar) superficial


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shallow
příd.jm. mělký; povrchní

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shallow
Przym. płytki