Meanings
comparative more Superman-esque · superlative most Superman-esque · alternative Supermanesque
- 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 14 more examples
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 86Heroism, 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 296She 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 298It 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 9Synonyms: Supermannish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or characteristic of Superman.
Origin
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