Hyphenation of superficial

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word superficial? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

su-per-fi-cial

Definitions of superficial:

1.	Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious Not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually Superficial similarities A superficial mind His thinking was superficial and fuzzy Superficial knowledge The superficial report didn't give the true picture Only superficial differences
2.	Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface Superficial measurements The superficial area of the wall A superficial wound
3.	Of little substance or significance A few superficial editorial changes Only trivial objections

Synonyms of superficial:

adj	superficial, apparent, ostensible, seeming, dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish, sciolistic, facile, glib, looking, sounding, shallow, careless, frivolous, outward
adj	boundary, bound, bounds
adj	trivial, insignificant, unimportant
adj	skin-deep, surface, shallow

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