Definition of shallow
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: having little depth
shallow water
2
: having little extension inward or backward
office buildings have taken the form of shallow slabs— Lewis Mumford
3a
: penetrating only the easily or quickly perceived
shallow generalizations
b
: lacking in depth of knowledge, thought, or feeling
a shallow demagogue
4
: displacing comparatively little air : weak
shallow breathing
shallow
verb
shallowed; shallowing; shallows
Definition of shallow (Entry 2 of 3)
: to make shallow
: to become shallow
shallow
nounDefinition of shallow (Entry 3 of 3)
: a shallow place or area in a body of water
—usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
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The first known use of shallow was in the 14th century
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