as in shallow
lacking significant physical depth
they crossed the brook at its most depthless point
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shallow
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Amid the nods to social media and cancel culture and the shallow perils of modern celebrity, the image of Taylor-Joy’s disciplined group of insurgents, who speak in almost archaic, poetic dialogue, strikes a bracing contrast.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Vegetables with slow root development typically form deeper vertical roots rather than shallow horizontal roots.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Depthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depthless. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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