superthriller

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Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ thriller

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Noun[edit]

superthriller (plural superthrillers)

  1. (informal) A particularly gripping or ambitious thriller.
    • 1981, Arnaud De Borchgrave, Robert Moss, The Spike:
      THE SPIKE is the acclaimed bestselling superthriller of today-but it may be the frightening reality of tomorrow.
    • 1989, Colin Mackerras, Western images of China:
      One popular novel, which its publisher presents as a 'shattering superthriller of ultimate high-finance global warfare'...