Meanings
adjectivesuperheroic (comparative more superheroic, superlative most superheroic)
comparative more superheroic · superlative most superheroic
- Of or pertaining to a superhero; reminiscent of a superhero.
One gets the distinct impression that Kirby, the genre's greatest master of superheroic action, doesn't quite know what to do with a non-able-bodied man who is not a villain.
2014, José Alaniz, Death, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Englishheroic
- Englishsuperheroic
Translations
Russian супергерои́ческий
- супергерои́ческий (supergeroíčeskij)Translations
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APA
superheroic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superheroic
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“superheroic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superheroic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superheroic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superheroic.
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