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The Clue

Superficial (7 letter answer)

The Answer

SHALLOW

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Notes

The answer SHALLOW is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.

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Definition

SHALLOW as a noun:

1. (shoal, shallow) = a stretch of shallow water

SHALLOW as a verb:

1. (shallow, shoal) = make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"
2. (shallow, shoal) = become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"

SHALLOW as an 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"
2. not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"
3. lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"