adjective
- of or being on the surface: a superficial burn
- of or limited to surface area; plane: superficial measurements
- concerned with and understanding only the easily apparent and obvious; not profound; shallow
- quick and cursory: a superficial reading
- seeming such only at first glance; merely apparent: a superficial resemblance
Origin:
ME superficyall < L superficialis < superficies: see superficies