Definitions

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  • adjective Exceedingly high.

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of ultra-high.

Etymologies

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ultra- +‎ high

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Examples

  • Random choice is the best method here unless parts of the farm have been subjected to very unusual management practices such as ultrahigh fertilizer applications.

    Chapter 12 1981

  • Trained, credentialed professional scientists the world over have voiced many concerns over the years with the depletion of the ozone layer and the ultrahigh rate of carbon emissions into our atmosphere, along with the resulting gradual melting of the polar caps.

    Think Progress » Global warming denier Sarah Palin to appear at ‘Oil Palace’ in Texas. 2010

  • She's kind of outrageous, very friendly, funny and ultrahigh-energy — I mean, she flashed us her thong within 15 minutes of meeting her.

    Mindy Cohn Learns the Facts of Fashion 2010

  • The fight also has been shaped by some factors that are specific to the country's Internet sector, specifically its ultrahigh speed and unlimited-use pricing mandated by the government.

    KT, Samsung Agree to Talk Evan Ramstad 2012

  • He said the Libyans would never have been able to make the crucial leap of getting their centrifuges running at the ultrahigh speeds required to enrich uranium to weapons grade.

    Fallout Catherine Collins 2011

  • “Half-inch, ultrahigh precision 62100 steel, hardened to Rockwell 59,” the helpful salesman had said.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • But Wealth-X says that the Chinese with a net worth of more than $500 million control $725 billion, or more than 40% of the total wealth of the ultrahigh net-worth Chinese.

    China's Tricky Billionaire Count Robert Frank 2011

  • “Half-inch, ultrahigh precision 62100 steel, hardened to Rockwell 59,” the helpful salesman had said.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • “Half-inch, ultrahigh precision 62100 steel, hardened to Rockwell 59,” the helpful salesman had said.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • It is quite another for them to remain frozen at ultrahigh levels for years on out.

    Data Can't Mask a Dour Labor Situation Kelly Evans 2011

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