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shallow
Universal Words
adjective (shallower, shallowest)
1 not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom:
a shallow dish * They were playing in the shallow end (= of the swimming pool). * These fish are found in shallow waters around the coast. * The body was found in a shallow grave. * shallow roots (= that grow near the surface of the ground)
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2 (disapproving) (of a person, an idea, a comment, etc.) not showing serious thought, feelings, etc. about sth:
This shows how shallow their commitment to the environment really is.
3 shallow breathing involves taking in only a small amount of air each time
shallowly adverb:
He was breathing shallowly.
shallowness noun [U]
