Superficially

There was a matching couch across from the desk; it matched superficially, that is, but it had been made so that, although it was extremely comfortable, it was treacherous. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2002)

She found herself thinking, in terms superficially repugnant to convention, that she would like to pay long visits to the other men, but have Bob to come home to when she was inclined for rest and tranquillity. ❋ Anthony Hope (1898)

This kind of superficially divided thinking is not religion hacked up by secularism but is deeply theological in its origins and growth. ❋ Sarah Ruden (2008)

Now, when they try a fake acupuncture, where they of willy-nilly put needles in and did it kind of superficially, that worked for 44 percent of the people. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The problem is that, as I stated before, unless you are a climate scientist you are not in a position to say whether their criticisms are more than "superficially" reasonable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Only later, under public pressure, did he "superficially" repudiate the racist organization that was tied to lynchings and the worst sort of anti-black discrimination in the name of white, native American supremacy. ❋ Steveford (2008)

Those calls for spending reductions superficially sound responsible. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you can at least superficially judge people by the company they keep, Mizusawa is at least superficially awesome. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“Those calls for spending reductions superficially sound responsible.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Her poems, like her prose, are often superficially artless, catchy as a music hall lyric, bound up with a strange chameleon grace that bends them in and out of different speaking voices. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Patients describe the feeling as burning or extreme warmth superficially, but cold under the skin. 10 At 12 hours post ingestion (Phase III), weakness, ataxia, hypotension and dysesthesia are observed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"College goofballs, carefree, having a good time, superficially concerned." ❋ Nick Neyland (2011)

John Thacker writes: rvman -- your argument, while superficially plausibly, is against completely refuted by the data. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If an art historian might decry Rauschenberg's sacrilege, then there's lots to be learned from the respectful manner in which this superficially rowdy bunch of artists came to terms with the art around them in one of America's greatest museums. ❋ Tom L. Freudenheim (2011)

The weakness of today's Russia is superficially dealt with in David Satter's "Why Putin Is Tottering" op-ed, Dec. 27. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Although superficially similar to the Japanese nuclear reactor accident in March that started with flooding, the situation at the Fort Calhoun plant appears far more secure. ❋ Unknown (2011)

However, the change would have altered—if only superficially—some of the more high-profile settlements involving parallel civil and criminal matters during the past year, including those involving bid-rigging in the municipal-bond market. ❋ Andrew Ackerman (2012)

[He/she] was [superficial] and [phony] since [he/she] thought people would like that. ❋ Solid Mantis (2020)

On the scale of superficiality, that chick in [Placentia] takes the cake- she's a 10 and will never be happy. Going forward, I will be pointing [the new black] Carrera 4 up north toward [Westlake Village] from now on and not thinking of her materialistic ass as I serpentine my way down scenic Malibu Canyon with my new babe, bright and beautiful, who actually has a handle on communicating and what it takes to have a decent, fun-filled and exciting relationship. ❋ S6 (2008)

My boyfriend [avoided] deep conversations like they were [herpes], and only stuck to what he knew, [superficial] conversation. ❋ The Bee's Knees. (2013)

His [superficial] talents were [supplied] by an [unseen] force. ❋ Larstait (2003)

Since she is [superficial], Kelly will only date guys who are above the height of 6'3, and below 6'7, with NO exceptions. As a [defense mechanism], she believes that she is [picky] and that everyone is superfical to certain degree. ❋ Dave (2005)

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[Barbie] is a [superficial] [bitch]!! ❋ Necrophiliac (2003)

after 15 years [of life], im [just now] [realizing] im superficial. ❋ Yo Mama =) (2006)

All of [the men] on this [dating site] are [superficial], because they discarded me based on my pic alone without reading my profile. ❋ FreeThinker22 (2015)

Jennifer only dates guys over 6’5. Tom could be an educated [rock star] with a great sense of humor, but he’s 6’1, so he is not good enough for her. Jennifer’s [superficialism] [knows no bounds]. ❋ Corporal America (2020)