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superprowess en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌs(j)uːpɚˈpɹaʊəs/ (General-American)
  • /ˌs(j)uːpəˈpɹaʊɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From super- + prowess.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) Phenomenal prowess.
    • He belongs to the category of jīva-tattva, but for exhibiting special power in the category of demigods he was a part and parcel of the superprowess of Pradyumna. 1996, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Kṛṣṇa: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, →ISBN, page 523:
    • A certain twist on the one power per person mytheme, the conglomerate of strength, agility and superresilency all fit under the single power umbrella of a sort of generic physical superprowess. 2016, Andrew R. Bahlmann, The Mythology of the Superhero, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, →ISBN, page 114:
    • If ever The Shadow had superprowess on split-second order, this was the time. 1942, The Shadow 1942-07-01: Volume 42, Issue 3, Street and Smith Publication, page 86: