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      shallow
      noun
      A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
      A fish, the rudd.
      A surname.
      (historical) A costermonger's barrow.
      verb
      (ambitransitive) To make or become less deep.
      adjective
      Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
      Extending not far downward.
      Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
      Lacking interest or substance; flat; one-dimensional.
      Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
      (tennis) Not far forward, close to the net.
      (of an angle) Not steep; close to horizontal.
      (obsolete) Not deep in tone.
      Synonyms for shallow
      superficialadjshoalnsciolisticadjvapidadjvacuousadjsurfacencursoryadj
      Words related to shallow
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