shallow
/ˈʃæloʊ/ adjective B1- Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide. · This crater is relatively shallow.· Sauté the onions in a shallow pan.
- Extending not far downward. · The water is shallow here.
- Concerned mainly with superficial matters. · It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle.
- Lacking interest or substance; flat; one-dimensional. · The acting is good, but the characters are shallow.
- Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing. · shallow learning
- Not far forward, close to the net.
- Not steep; close to horizontal. · a shallow climb· a shallow descent
Comparative shallower · Superlative shallowest
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Today, I sat next to him and blew bubbles in the shallow water.
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