shallow vs smart

shallow

adj
  • Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing. 

  • Not steep; close to horizontal. 

  • Not far forward, close to the net. 

  • Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide. 

  • Concerned mainly with superficial matters. 

  • Extending not far downward. 

  • Lacking interest or substance. 

verb
  • To make or become less deep. 

noun
  • A costermonger's barrow. 

  • A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water. 

  • A fish, the rudd. 

smart

adj
  • Sharp; keen; poignant. 

  • Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology). 

  • Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable. 

  • Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful. 

  • Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books. 

  • Sudden and intense. 

  • Exhibiting social ability or cleverness. 

  • Causing sharp pain; stinging. 

verb
  • To cause a smart or sting in. 

  • To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil. 

  • To hurt or sting. 

noun
  • Smart-money. 

  • Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction. 

  • A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting. 

How often have the words shallow and smart occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )