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superdetective

superdetective noun: an extremely skillful or dedicated detective.

Noun

superdetective (plural superdetectives)

  1. An extremely skillful or dedicated detective
    • A guy shoots himself and you drive all the way up here like some goddamned superdetective.2002, The End of the Marriage, →ISBN, page 114

Synonyms of superdetective

Forms of superdetective

pluralsuperdetectives

Origin of superdetective

From super- + detective.

Questions about superdetective

What does superdetective mean?
Superdetective means an extremely skillful or dedicated detective.
What part of speech is superdetective?
Superdetective is a noun.
What is the plural of superdetective?
The plural of superdetective is superdetectives.

Words near superdetective in the dictionary

  1. superdestructive
  2. superdetail
  3. superdetailed
  4. superdetailing
  5. superdetails
  6. superdetective
  7. superdetectives
  8. superdeterminant
  9. superdeterminants
  10. superdeterminism
  11. superdeterminist

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