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Definition skin-deep in American English

skin-deep adjective

adjective
1

a skin-deep quality or feeling is not as strong or important as it seems or as someone wants it to appear

Example

The problem is that their commitment is only skin-deep.

Synonyms and related words
2

used for saying that a person's character is more important than their appearance

Definition skin-deep in American English