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shallow adjective
Meaning : Lacking physical depth. Having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center.
Example :
Shallow water.
A shallow dish.
A shallow cut.
A shallow closet.
Established a shallow beachhead.
Hit the ball to shallow left field.
Having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center. Sometimes used in combination.
A deep well.A deep dive.
Deep water.
A deep casserole.
A deep gash.
Deep massage.
Deep pressure receptors in muscles.
Deep shelves.
A deep closet.
Surrounded by a deep yard.
Hit the ball to deep center field.
In deep space.
Waist-deep.
deep
Meaning : Not deep or strong. Not affecting one deeply.
Example :
Shallow breathing.
A night of shallow fretful sleep.
In a shallow trance.
Relatively deep or strong. Affecting one deeply.
A deep breath.A deep sigh.
Deep concentration.
Deep emotion.
A deep trance.
In a deep sleep.
deep
Meaning : Lacking depth of intellect or knowledge. Concerned only with what is obvious.
Example :
Shallow people.
His arguments seemed shallow and tedious.
