All 6 Uses of
superficial
in
Howards End
- It was new, it had island platforms and a subway, and the superficial comfort exacted by business men.†
Part 3
- There was a thing—something about a faun in French—which Helen went into ecstasies over, but I thought it most tinkling and superficial, and said so, and I held to my opinion too.†
Part 5
- not the superficial cynicism that snarls and sneers, but the cynicism that can go with courtesy and tenderness
Part 11 *superficial = shallow (relating to a surface rather than to anything deep or penetrating)
- It is disquieting to fulfil a prophecy, however superficially.†
Part 37
- Again and again must the drums tap, and the goblins stalk over the universe before joy can be purged of the superficial.†
Part 41
- She knew this superficial gentleness, this confession of hastiness, that was only intended to enhance her admiration of the male.†
Part 43
Definition:
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(superficial) relating to a surface rather than to anything deep or penetrating (often of injuries or thinking)