superficial vs wanty

superficial

adj
  • Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance. 

  • Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent. 

  • Existing, occurring, or located on the surface. 

  • Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely. 

  • Situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it. 

  • Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface. 

  • Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume. 

noun
  • A surface detail. 

wanty

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

noun
  • A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. 

  • A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. 

  • A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. 

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

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