All 7 Uses of
superficial
in
Of Human Bondage
- With smiling ease, apologetically, Weeks tore to pieces all that Hayward had said; with elaborate civility he displayed the superficiality of his attainments.†
Chpt 27-28
- She told Philip that his friend had no talent really; it was just flashy and superficial; he couldn't compose a figure to save his life.†
Chpt 43-44 *superficial = relating to a surface rather than to anything deep or penetrating
- I believe I'm through with the Impressionists; I've got an idea they'll seem very thin and superficial in a few years.†
Chpt 47-48
- At Julian's and at the Beaux Arts a French student was looked upon with disfavour by his fellow-countrymen when he consorted with foreigners, and it was difficult for an Englishman to know more than quite superficially any native inhabitants of the city in which he dwelt.†
Chpt 47-48
- He began to wonder whether he had anything more than a superficial cleverness of the hand which enabled him to copy objects with accuracy.†
Chpt 49-50superficial = relating to a surface rather than to anything deep or penetrating
- It was notorious that the Salon had refused pictures which were afterwards famous; it was the first time Philip had sent, and he must expect a rebuff; Flanagan's success was explicable, his picture was showy and superficial: it was just the sort of thing a languid jury would see merit in.†
Chpt 49-50
- Its facile charm can offer permanent entertainment only to an intelligence which is superficial.†
Chpt 87-88
Definition:
relating to a surface rather than to anything deep or penetrating (often of injuries or thinking)