"superficialis" meaning in Latin

See superficialis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [sʊ.pɛr.fɪ.kiˈaː.lɪs] [Classical-Latin], [su.per.fi.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|superficiēs|ālis|gloss1=top, surface|pos2=adjectival suffix|t2=-al}} superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{la-adj|superficiālis}} superficiālis (neuter superficiāle); third-declension two-termination adjective, {{tlb|la|Late Latin}} (Late Latin) Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|superficiālis}} Forms: superficiālis [canonical], superficiāle [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], superficiālis [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], superficiāle [neuter, nominative, singular], superficiālēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], superficiālia [neuter, nominative, plural], superficiālis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], superficiālium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], superficiālī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], superficiālibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], superficiālem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], superficiāle [accusative, neuter, singular], superficiālīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], superficiālēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], superficiālia [accusative, neuter, plural], superficiālī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], superficiālibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], superficiālis [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], superficiāle [neuter, singular, vocative], superficiālēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], superficiālia [neuter, plural, vocative], suꝑficiālis [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. (literal) of or pertaining to the surface; superficial Tags: Late-Latin, declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-superficialis-la-adj-7CNqnoGY
  2. (figurative) superficial Tags: Late-Latin, declension-3, figuratively, two-termination
    Sense id: en-superficialis-la-adj-cH7L--6c Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with super-, Latin terms suffixed with -alis, Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Latin: 30 70 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with super-: 14 86 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -alis: 5 95 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: faciēs, superficiārius, superficiēs 
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