different between superficially vs extense

English

Etymology

superficial +? -ly

Adverb

superficially (comparative more superficially, superlative most superficially)

1. In a superficial manner; shallowly

Synonyms

• (without substance): shallowly, weakly
• (at face value): apparently, seemingly, on the face of it; see also Thesaurus:ostensibly

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin extensus.

Noun

extense (plural extenses)

1. (obsolete) extent; expanse
   • 1859, Thomas Lake Harris, The Herald of Light (volume 4, page 185)

     Nor canst thou cleave the crystal heaven
     To gather joys from thence;
     As fits thy life to thee is given
     The ocean's drear extense.

Adjective

extense (comparative more extense, superlative most extense)

1. (obsolete) Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise.

Usage notes

• May still be encountered in Indian English translations.

Latin

Participle

ext?nse

1. vocative masculine singular of ext?nsus

References

• extense in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• extense in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• extense in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette