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    Skin-deep
    /ˌskinˈdēp/

    adjective

    • 1. not deep or lasting; superficial: "the writer's allure is real, but her wisdom is only skin-deep"
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  3. adjective. uk / ˌskɪnˈdiːp / us / ˌskɪnˈdiːp / Add to word list. not carefully considered or strongly felt: After the first half-hour she realized that her new-found confidence was no more than skin-deep. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not showing careful thought. airily. airiness. airy. bang something out. bash something out.

  4. The meaning of SKIN-DEEP is as deep as the skin. How to use skin-deep in a sentence.

  5. adjective. us / ˌskɪnˈdiːp / uk / ˌskɪnˈdiːp / Add to word list. not carefully considered or strongly felt: After the first half-hour she realized that her new-found confidence was no more than skin-deep. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not showing careful thought. airily. airiness. airy. bang something out. bash something out.

  6. Anything that's skin-deep is shallow or superficial. Your skin-deep commitment to saving the environment isn't terribly serious.

  7. Something that is only skin deep is not a major or important feature of something, although it may appear to be. Beauty is only skin deep. He denies that racism is just skin-deep.

  8. Skin-deep definition: superficial or slight; not profound or substantial. See examples of SKIN-DEEP used in a sentence.

  9. Definitions of 'skin-deep'. 1. penetrating no deeper than the skin. [...] 2. without real depth or significance; superficial; shallow. [...] 3. so as to be only skin-deep; superficially.

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