sŭperfĭcĭālis, e, adj. [superficies], of or belonging to the surface, superficial (late Lat.).
I Lit.: numerus, denoting the superficial contents , Cassiod. Arithm. p. 555; Isid. 3, 7, 4.—
II Trop., superficial : officia, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 28.