Shal·low a. [Compar. Shallower superl. Shallowest.]
1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal. “Shallow brooks, and rivers wide.”
2. Not deep in tone. [R.]
The sound perfecter and not so shallow and jarring. --Bacon.
3. 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.