su·per·fi·cial 
(s′pər-fĭshəl)
(s′pər-fĭshəl)adj.
1. Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface: a superficial wound.
2. Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow: wrote him off as superficial.
3. Apparent rather than actual or substantial: a superficial resemblance between the two films.
4. Not extensive or important; minor or insignificant: made only a few superficial changes in the manuscript.
[Middle English, from Old French superficiel, from Latin superficiālis, from superficiēs, surface; see SUPERFICIES.]
su′per·fi′ci·ali·ty (-fĭsh′ē-ălĭ-tē), su′per·ficial·ness (-fĭshəl-nĭs) n.
su′per·ficial·ly adv.