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surfacely

surfacely adverb: on the surface; superficially.

Adverb

surfacely (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard or non-native speakers' English) On the surface; superficially.
    • Each of these positions can be felt deeply or surfacely.2002, A. K. Mehta, Acupuncture for Everyone, page 33
    • 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

Origin of surfacely

From surface + -ly.

Questions about surfacely

What does surfacely mean?
Surfacely means on the surface; superficially.
What part of speech is surfacely?
Surfacely is an adverb.

Words near surfacely in the dictionary

  1. surface-to-surface missiles
  2. surfaceable
  3. surfaced
  4. surfaceless
  5. surfacelessness
  6. surfacely
  7. surfaceman
  8. surfacemen
  9. surfaceome
  10. surfaceomes
  11. surfacer

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