Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a superhuman manner.

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  • adverb In a superhuman way, or to a superhuman extent

Etymologies

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superhuman +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • This is a guy, after all, who infamously managed to get away with hitting and killing someone back in the early '90s while driving legally drunk; if talking your way out of something like that doesn't leave you thinking you're superhumanly charmed, nothing will.

    Chez Pazienza: I, Sanchez Chez Pazienza 2010

  • Ed draws the women and the men almost superhumanly hot and steamy, and yet he also does beautiful acting work with the faces and body language.

    'Birds of Prey' takes flight again under Simone's direction 2010

  • This is a guy, after all, who infamously managed to get away with hitting and killing someone back in the early '90s while driving legally drunk; if talking your way out of something like that doesn't leave you thinking you're superhumanly charmed, nothing will.

    Chez Pazienza: I, Sanchez Chez Pazienza 2010

  • This is a guy, after all, who infamously managed to get away with hitting and killing someone back in the early '90s while driving legally drunk; if talking your way out of something like that doesn't leave you thinking you're superhumanly charmed, nothing will.

    Chez Pazienza: I, Sanchez Chez Pazienza 2010

  • This is a guy, after all, who infamously managed to get away with hitting and killing someone back in the early '90s while driving legally drunk; if talking your way out of something like that doesn't leave you thinking you're superhumanly charmed, nothing will.

    Chez Pazienza: I, Sanchez Chez Pazienza 2010

  • When not singing, she stayed close to the ground, describing herself as a very ordinary person who just happened to have a superhumanly luminous and agile voice.

    Dame Joan Sutherland: an appreciation Peter Conrad 2010

  • Sadly for him and for us all, he was a well-intentioned, superhumanly dedicated and decent, but dysfunctional prime minister.

    Peter Hain: 'Gordon Brown was decent, but dysfunctional' 2012

  • Yes, it was depressing, and overly angsty, and the actors are superhumanly hot and there were gushy lovey dovey moments.

    'New Moon' director Chris Weitz: 'This was made for the fans' | EW.com 2009

  • Gordon Brown was superhumanly dedicated, but people his office seemed to lack authority and self-confidence, Peter Hain right says.

    Peter Hain: 'Gordon Brown was decent, but dysfunctional' 2012

  • This is a guy, after all, who infamously managed to get away with hitting and killing someone back in the early '90s while driving legally drunk; if talking your way out of something like that doesn't leave you thinking you're superhumanly charmed, nothing will.

    Chez Pazienza: I, Sanchez Chez Pazienza 2010

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