Word
shallower
Phoneticsshal·low·er
US/ˈʃæɫoʊɝ/
UK/ʃˈæləʊɐ/
Definition
adj. having less depth than something else. You use this to describe water, soil, or even a person's thoughts when they are not deep or serious.
adj. possessing less depth in a physical or metaphorical sense. The comparative form of 'shallow'; often used to describe water, soil, or a lack of intellectual depth.
Examples
“The water becomes much shallower as we walk toward the shore.”
“The river is much shallower here, so we can walk across it without getting our knees wet.”
“The plot of the sequel is significantly shallower than the original, focusing more on visual spectacle than on the complex moral dilemmas that defined the first film.”
Examples
simple
“The water becomes much shallower as we walk toward the shore.”
contextual
“The river is much shallower here, so we can walk across it without getting our knees wet.”
complex
“The plot of the sequel is significantly shallower than the original, focusing more on visual spectacle than on the complex moral dilemmas that defined the first film.”
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