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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shallow \Shal"low\, a. [Compar. {Shallower}; superl.
{Shallowest}.] [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or
shelving; cf. Icel. skj[=a]lgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D.
& G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. {Shelve} to slope, {Shoal}
shallow.]
1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal. "Shallow brooks, and
rivers wide." --Milton.
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2. Not deep in tone. [R.]
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The sound perfecter and not so shallow and jarring.
--Bacon.
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3. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating
deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant;
superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning.
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The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill
advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the
French king. --Bacon.
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Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself.
--Milton.
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