Superman-esque

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of Superman.

Meanings

adjectiveSuperman-esque (comparative more Superman-esque, superlative most Superman-esque)

comparative more Superman-esque · superlative most Superman-esque · alternative Supermanesque

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Superman.

    Wagner stands at a height (more like an altitude) of 6’4" with a Superman-esque stature.

    1993 July 29, Joy Catania, “Broadway Star Calls Verona Home”, in Verona-Cedar Grove Times, volume 47, number 30, page 1
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    What Arrington did was use a Superman-esque flying leap to soar over and between the left guard and center and stop Illini running back Elmer Hickman for no gain on fourth-and-inches at the Penn State 31-yard line.

    1999, Penn State Football 1999 Media Guide, page 86

    Heroism, as I always understood it, was always one masculine, life-saving, Superman-esque act, but my definition had been broadened.

    2012, David Hale Sylvester, Traveling at the Speed of Life, →ISBN, page 296

    She had the weirdest urge to reach up and brush back the whorl of Superman-esque hair that had fallen over his brow.

    2015, Julie Ann Walker, Hell or High Water, →ISBN, page 298

    It took Superman-esque skill not to let my bare feet touch down on the public restroom tile as I produced flip-flops from my miracle purse and hid away those conservative flats.

    2015, Nina Mansfield, Swimming Alone, Fire and Ice, →ISBN, page 9

    Synonyms: Supermannish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of Superman.

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