shallow
adjective
[ ˈʃaləʊ ]
• of little depth.
• "serve the noodles in a shallow bowl"
• not exhibiting, requiring, or capable of serious thought.
• "a shallow analysis of contemporary society"
Similar:
superficial,
facile,
glib,
simplistic,
oversimplified,
schematic,
slight,
flimsy,
insubstantial,
lightweight,
empty,
trivial,
trifling,
surface,
skin-deep,
frivolous,
foolish,
silly,
unintelligent,
unthinking,
unscholarly,
ignorant,
shallow
noun
• an area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep.
shallow
verb
• (of the sea, a lake, or a river) become less deep over time or in a particular place.
• "the boat ground to a halt where the water shallowed"
Origin:
late Middle English: obscurely related to shoal2.