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shallowly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a shallow manner, without depth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a shallow manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English shallow Middle English -ly English -ly English shallowly From shallow + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ме́лка (mjélka) — in a shallow manner
  • Belarusian: плы́тка (plýtka) — in a shallow manner
  • Polish: płytko — in a shallow manner
  • Russian: ме́лко (mélko) — in a shallow manner
  • Ukrainian: мі́лко (mílko) — in a shallow manner
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