supermanlinessn.
/ˈsuːpəmanlɪnᵻs/, /ˈsjuːpəmanlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌmænlinᵻs/ Supermanly nature or character.
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superhumanity1792
superhuman1819
superhumannessa1823
supermanliness1907
supermanhood1910
Übermenschlichkeit1931
1907 R. R. Marett in Anthropol. Ess. presented to E. B. Tylor 233 Lest they be blasted by the superman's supermanliness.
1961 L. Fermi Mussolini i. iv. 66 This primitive, unrestrained sensuality, this proof of manliness—perhaps supermanliness in his mind—was not to subside with age.
2008 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 May c2 There's no shortage of examples to demonstrate the supermanliness of Chuck Norris.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- to retrace, tread back, one's steps
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