shallow is the dictionary form of shallower Definition of shallow
1
[ adjective ] lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension; downward ("shallow water"

Examples

"a shallow dish") inward from an outer surface ("a shallow cut") backward ("a shallow closet") or outward from a center

2
[ verb ] become shallow

Synonyms

shoal

Examples

"the lake shallowed over time"

3
[ verb ] make shallow

Synonyms

shoal

Examples

"The silt shallowed the canal"

4
[ adjective ] not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply

Examples

"shallow breathing" "a night of shallow fretful sleep" "in a shallow trance"

5
[ adjective ] lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious

Examples

"shallow people" "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"

6
[ noun ] a stretch of shallow water

Synonyms

shoal

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