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shallower |
Overview of adj shallow The adj shallow has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) shallow -- (lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension; downward ("shallow water"; "a shallow dish"); or inward from an outer surface ("a shallow cut"); or backward ("a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"); or outward from a center ((sports) "hit the ball to shallow left field")) 2. shallow -- (not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance") 3. shallow -- (lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious") Antonyms of adj shallow 3 senses of shallow Sense 1 shallow (vs. deep) deep (vs. shallow) => abysmal, abyssal => bottomless => deep-water => in depth(prenominal) => profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded => walk-in(postnominal) Sense 2 shallow (vs. deep) deep (vs. shallow) => heavy, profound, sound, wakeless => profound Sense 3 shallow INDIRECT (VIA superficial) -> profound Similarity of adj shallow 3 senses of shallow Sense 1 shallow (vs. deep) => ankle-deep, knee-deep => fordable => reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoal, shoaly Sense 2 shallow (vs. deep) => light, wakeful => skin-deep, superficial, surface(postnominal) Sense 3 shallow => superficial (vs. profound) Attributes of adj shallow 2 of 3 senses of shallow Sense 1 shallow (vs. deep) => depth Sense 2 shallow (vs. deep) => depth Familiarity of adj shallow shallow used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj shallow shallow shallow-draft shallow-draught Overview of adj shallow The adj shallow has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) shallow -- (lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension; downward ("shallow water"; "a shallow dish"); or inward from an outer surface ("a shallow cut"); or backward ("a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"); or outward from a center ((sports) "hit the ball to shallow left field")) 2. shallow -- (not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance") 3. shallow -- (lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious")
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