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superheavyweight en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-lbor.
English super-
substratebor.?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Germanic *habjaną
Proto-West Germanic *habbjan
Old English hebban
Middle English heven
English heave
English -y
English heavy
English weight
English heavyweight
English superheavyweight
From super- + heavyweight.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the weight class for boxers exceeding 91 kilograms in body weight.
Coordinates
super middleweight · heavyweight · welter-weight · superlightweight · middleweight · superweight · cruiserweight · lightweight
Relateds
super heavyweight
Synonyms
superheavy
superheavyweight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-lbor.
English super-
substratebor.?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Germanic *habjaną
Proto-West Germanic *habbjan
Old English hebban
Middle English heven
English heave
English -y
English heavy
English weight
English heavyweight
English superheavyweight
From super- + heavyweight.
Meanings
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A boxer of the superheavyweight class.
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Someone or something that is extremely heavy or hefty.
All around him was a human traffic jam, but this superheavyweight, so massive (get a load of that head!) and so easy to adore, was surrounded by a bunch of smitten fans reaching out to pet him, to touch his enormous paws and to receive his sloppy licks.
2008 February 13, Richard Sandomir, “Beagle, a Breed Long Unsung, Wins Best in Show”, in New York Times:
Forms
Coordinates
lightweight · welter-weight · superlightweight · lightweight · cruiserweight · heavyweight · superweight · superlightweight · middleweight · super middleweight · heavyweight · superweight
Relateds
super heavyweight · super heavyweight
Synonyms
superheavy