superprowess

superprowess

English

Etymology

super- +‎ prowess

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)uːpəˈpɹaʊɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)uːpɚˈpɹaʊəs/
• Hyphenation: su‧per‧prow‧ess

Noun

superprowess (uncountable)

1. (rare) Phenomenal prowess.
   • 1942, The Shadow 1942-07-01: Volume 42, Issue 3‎, Street and Smith Publication, page 86:

     If ever The Shadow had superprowess on split-second order, this was the time.

   • 1996, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Kṛṣṇa: The Supreme Personality of Godhead‎, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, →ISBN, page 523:

     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.

   • 2016, Andrew R. Bahlmann, The Mythology of the Superhero‎, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, →ISBN, page 114:

     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.