Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Immoderately adhering to a belief, fashion, or course of action; extreme.
- n. An extremist.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Extreme; extravagant; fanatical: as, ultra measures.
- n. One who advocates extreme views or measures; an extremist; an ultraist.
- n. A Latin preposition used as a prefix, signifying ‘beyond.’ Beyond; on the further side of: chiefly with words implying natural objects forming great barriers, boundaries, or landmarks: as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane.
Wiktionary
- adj. Extreme; far beyond the norm.
- n. An extremist.
- n. Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; ;
ultra measures. - n. One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
Etymologies
- French, from Latin ultrā-, ultra-.
Examples
“The philosophy of history should teach us to be modest, and to keep as our motto _plus ultra versus ne plus ultra_.”
Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings
“The real beauty of that, is every time he uses the term ultra-Darwinists he erodes ultra Creationist support since in place of the word *g*o*d* he uses a term synonymous with atheist allowing the definition of NOT_DevineCreator to be the meme in his message .…its almost as if he is ashamed to mention the “g” word what kind of religion is that.…atheism?”
“I like the way Witt uses the term ultra-Darwinists for debunkers of neoCreationist pseudoscience making his argument and Creationism in general even more irrational .…by design.”
“The term ultra-visible virus is applied to the virus of hog-cholera.”
“The doctrine designated by the term ultra vires is that which governs the courts in limiting the liability of a corporation to acts which are expressly authorized by its charter, or acts which are defined by its original articles of institution to be within the scope of its corporate operations.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery
“However, the term ultra low nutrient system (ULNS) is most often associated with probiotic or bacteria-driven systems due to their efficiency in reducing nitrate and phosphate levels.”
“I have already mentioned twice the term ultra short-focus lens, but not the fact that this actually means the projector is capable of throwing an 80-inch image from a distance as short as 86 centimeters.”
“What are the qualities that come to your mind if you see the term ultra-portable used to describe a notebook you haven't seen in person?”
“Moreover, given that Apple is known to be far more conservative than others in the industry are, this outlook obviously gives new meaning to the term ultra-conservative.”
“The group operates an array of programs for clients in varying levels of poverty, Hastings said, starting with what they describe as the ultra-poor, those who have no form of income and few job skills.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ultra’.
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prefix (regular, compound, hyphenate)
cool prefixes to add to anything (noun, verb, adjective) to create a word, compound word or 2 word phrase.
examples: hyper = hypercharge ; phantom = phantom charge.
go...uber, super, hyper, phantom, mega, ultra, quantum, maxi, poli, exo, extra, multi and 21 more...
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Prefixes
intra, inter, ir, in, im, il, magni, hydro, hydr, homo, hetero, intro and 71 more...
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Pseudo-edge
The middle-aged corporate marketer's version of a teen lexicon.
ultimate, extreme, chillin, totally, bling, karma, stoke, smooth, flav, punch, ish, hype and 43 more...
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