Superpowerless

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

In fiction, lacking a superpower; lacking the special attributes of a superhero or supervillain..

Definitions by Sense

1. In fiction, lacking a superpower; lacking the special attributes of a superhero or supervillain.
2. Extremely powerless.

Example Sentences

The idea of a practically unarmed, unshielded, and superpowerless human boy defeating what was probably the mightiest warrior of the day without any external aid is absolutely absurd.

The 1969 dispenser was of the short-lived superpowerless karate-chopping Wonder Woman written by the legendary Dennis O'Neil.

Though nihilism may not be invincible, superpowers are superpowerless against it.

If Boba Fett serves as a lightning rod for anything more significant than admiration of his arresting costume and four gritty lines of dialogue, perhaps it is as the embodiment of our third-wave, superpowerless anxiety, which long predates the events of September 11, 2001.

Yet the balance of power (or terror) is so evenly matched that the superpowers are superpowerless to use their awesome might in any situation short of an actual enemy attack.

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• more superpowerless
• most superpowerless

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