shallow
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English schalowe (“not deep, shallow”); apparently related to Old English sceald (“shallow”). See also shoal.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
shallow (comparative shallower, superlative shallowest)
- Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
- This crater is relatively shallow
- Saute 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.
- The acting is good, but the characters are shallow
- (tennis) Not far forward, close to the net
- 2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, the Guardian:
- Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory.
- 2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, the Guardian:
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Translations [edit]
having little depth and significantly less deep than wide
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extending not far downward
concerned mainly with superficial matters
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lacking interest or substance
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Noun [edit]
shallow (plural shallows)
- A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
- The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.
Usage notes [edit]
- Usually used in the plural form.
Translations [edit]
shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water
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Verb [edit]
shallow (third-person singular simple present shallows, present participle shallowing, simple past and past participle shallowed)
- To make or become less deep
- 2009 February 6, Andrew Z. Krug et al., “Signature of the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction in the Modern Biota”[1], Science, volume 323, number 5915, DOI:10.1126/science.1164905, pages 767-771:
- The shallowing of Cenozoic age-frequency curves from tropics to poles thus appears to reflect the decreasing probability for genera to reach and remain established in progressively higher latitudes ( 9 ).
- 2009 February 6, Andrew Z. Krug et al., “Signature of the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction in the Modern Biota”[1], Science, volume 323, number 5915, DOI:10.1126/science.1164905, pages 767-771:
