'shallowly-examined' originates from the combination of 'shallowly' and 'examined', where 'shallowly' is derived from 'shallow', meaning 'not deep', and 'examined' from Latin 'examinare', meaning 'to weigh or test'.

'shallowly' combined with 'examined' to form the modern English term 'shallowly-examined'.

Initially, it meant 'examined in a shallow manner', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.