"superheroic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superheroic.wav [US] Forms: more superheroic [comparative], most superheroic [superlative]
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  1. Of or pertaining to a superhero; reminiscent of a superhero. Derived forms: superheroically Translations (Translations): супергерои́ческий (supergeroíčeskij) (Russian)
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