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shallow

SHAL'LOW, a.

1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal; as shallow water; a shallow stream; a shallow brook.

2. Not deep; not entering far into the earth; as a shallow furrow; a shallow trench.

3. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply into abstruse subjects; superficial; as a shallow mind or understanding; shallow skill.

Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself. Milton.

SHAL'LOW, n. A shoal; a shelf; a flat; a sand-bank; any place where the water is not deep.

A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon shallows of gravel.



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SHAL'LOW, a.

1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal; as shallow water; a shallow stream; a shallow brook.

2. Not deep; not entering far into the earth; as a shallow furrow; a shallow trench.

3. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply into abstruse subjects; superficial; as a shallow mind or understanding; shallow skill.

Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself. Milton.

SHAL'LOW, n. A shoal; a shelf; a flat; a sand-bank; any place where the water is not deep.

A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon shallows of gravel.


SHAL'LOW, a. [from shoal, Sax. sceol, a crowd, or rather sculf, a shelf.]

  1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal; as, shallow water; a shallow stream; a shallow brook. – Dryden.
  2. Not deep; not entering far into the earth; as, a shallow furrow; a shallow trench. – Dryden.
  3. Not intellectually deep; not profound; I not penetrating deeply into abstruse subjects; superficial; as, a shallow mind or understanding; shallow skill. Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself. – Milton.
  4. Slight; not deep; as, a shallow sound. – Bacon.

SHAL'LOW, n.

A shoal; a shelf; a flat; a sand-bank; any place where the water is not deep. A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon shallows of gravel. – Bacon. Dash'd on the shallows of the moving sand. – Dryden.


SHAL'LOW, v.t.

To make shallow. [Little used.] – Herbert.


Shal"low
  1. Not deep] having little depth; shoal.

    "Shallow brooks, and rivers wide." Milton.
  2. A place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf.

    A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon shallows of gravel. Bacon.

    Dashed on the shallows of the moving sand. Dryden.

  3. To make shallow.

    Sir T. Browne.
  4. To become shallow, as water.
  5. Not deep in tone.

    [R.]

    The sound perfecter and not so shallow and jarring. Bacon.

  6. The rudd.

    [Prov. Eng.]
  7. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant; superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning.

    The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the French king. Bacon.

    Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself. Milton.

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Shallow

SHAL'LOW, adjective

1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal; as shallow water; a shallow stream; a shallow brook.

2. Not deep; not entering far into the earth; as a shallow furrow; a shallow trench.

3. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply into abstruse subjects; superficial; as a shallow mind or understanding; shallow skill.

Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself. Milton.

SHAL'LOW, noun A shoal; a shelf; a flat; a sand-bank; any place where the water is not deep.

A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon shallows of gravel.

Bacon.

Dash'd on the shallows of the moving sand. Dryden.

SHAL'LOW, verb transitive To make shallow [Little used.]

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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EXACT', a. egzact'. [L. exactus, from exigo, to drive; ex and ago. Gr. to drive, urge or press.]

1. Closely correct or regular; nice; accurate; conformed to rule; as a man exact in his dealings.

All this, exact to rule, were brought about.

2. Precise; not different in the least. This is the exact sum or amount, or the exact time.

We have an exact model for imitation.

3. Methodical; careful; not negligent; correct; observing strict method, rule or order. This man is very exact in keeping his accounts.

4. Punctual. Every man should be exact in paying his debts when due; he should be exact in attendance on appointments.

5. Strict. We should be exact in the performance of duties.

The exactest vigilance cannot maintain a single day of unmingled innocence.

EXACT', v.t. egzact'. [L. exigo, exactum. See the Adjective.]

1. To force or compel to pay or yield; to demand or require authoritatively; to extort by means of authority or without pity or justice. It is an offense for an officer to exact illegal or unreasonable fees. It is customary for conquerors to exact tribute or contributions from conquered countries.

2. To demand or right. Princes exact obedience of their subjects. The laws of God exact obedience from all men.

3. To demand of necessity; to enforce a yielding or compliance; or to enjoin with pressing urgency.

Duty,

And justice to my father's soul, exact

This cruel piety.

EXACT', v.i. To practice extortion.

The enemy shall not exact upon him. Ps.89.

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