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skin-deep Definition

skin·-deep (skindēp)

adjective

  1. penetrating no deeper than the skin
  2. without real depth or significance; superficial; shallow

adverb

so as to be only skin-deep; superficially

skin-deep Synonyms

skin-deep

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skin-deep Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • nature: Another cause for anxiety must be the skin-deep nature of convergence in some of the countries which are expected to be participants.
skin-deep Quotes

Most games are skin-deep, but cricket goes to the bone.

—Aristotle

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