surfacely

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adverb

On the surface; superficially.

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Meanings

adverbsurfacely (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenonstandard or non-native speakers' EnglishOn the surface; superficially.

    Each of these positions can be felt deeply or surfacely.

    2002, A. K. Mehta, Acupuncture for Everyone, page 33
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    Surfacely, the Forms-as-thoughts possibility is turning out, it would appear, a “solution” to this first infinite regress difficulty only by throwing the argument into an even more insidious and absurd infinite regress.

    2011, John W. McGinley, The Seventh Chamber, page 125

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
apparentlyprima facie

Origin

From surface + -ly.

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APA

surfacely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfacely

MLA

“surfacely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfacely. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surfacely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfacely.

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