superficially - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

outwardly collapse: in outward appearance; "outwardly, she appeared composed"; with respect to the outside; "outwardly, the figure is smooth"

prima facie collapse: as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of murder"; at first sight

insignificantly collapse: not to a significant degree or amount; "Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts"; in an insignificant manner; "some people living insignificantly among us"

pointlessly collapse: in a pointless manner; "he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery"

in passing collapse: incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he made this remark in passing"

apparently collapse: from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

generally collapse: without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in snakes in general"

outward collapse: relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"; toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

hotfoot collapse: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it; without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"

immediately collapse: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"; near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"; bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future"

heavily collapse: to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others' data"; indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"; in a manner designed for heavy duty; "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"; in a heavy-footed manner; "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"; with great force; "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"

lightly collapse: with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"; indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"; to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"; with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"; with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"; without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"

slowly collapse: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

furiously collapse: (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner; "winds were blowing furiously"; in an impassioned or very angry manner; "she screamed furiously at her tormentors"; in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy; "the boys fought furiously"; "she went peddling furiously up the narrow street"

openly collapse: in an open way; "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"

promptly collapse: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly"; at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address"; with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

outside collapse: the outer side or surface of something; the region that is outside of something; originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"; on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane"; functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit; "extramural hospital care and treatment"; "extramural studies"; very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"; relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit; "an outside margin"; outside a building; "in summer we play outside"; on the outside; "outside, the box is black"

slapdash collapse: in a careless or reckless manner; "the shelves were put up slapdash"

offhand collapse: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"; in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"; without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

Wordage.info