shallow

9 definitions • 15 examples

having only a short distance from the top to the bottom:

The stream was fairly shallow so we were able to walk across it.

She told her children to stay in the shallow end (of the swimming pool).

Fry the onions in a shallow pan.

These beech trees have shallow roots (= roots which do not go very deep into the ground).

consisting of very few people or things:

We are dealing with a very shallow pool of candidates.

not completely certain or convincing:

Many natives see their rural way of life here increasingly circumscribed by outside "environmentalists" with shallow local roots.

breathing in which you only take a small amount of air into your lungs with each breath:

Symptoms include rapid shallow breathing, dizziness, and nose bleeds.

not going very quickly from low to high or from high to low:

The aircraft climbed at a shallow angle.

She raced along the shallow slope down to the stream.

not showing serious or careful thought:

I thought the film was pretty shallow.

He's physically attractive, but shallow.

the shallow part of an area of water:

in the shallows Alligators live in the shallows.

having only a short distance from the top to the bottom:

shallow water

Transfer the tofu and broccoli to a shallow bowl.

not showing serious or careful thought or real understanding:

Reviewers called the book lightweight, shallow, and simplistic.