Definitions

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  • adjective Extremely rare; of utmost rarity.

Etymologies

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ultra- +‎ rare

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Examples

  • Joe Kahn, who collects ultrarare Tucker memorabilia, like ashtrays and manufacturer license plates, says the field gets very focused.

    Cars: The Search for That Perfect Part 2007

  • Halibut, however, are by far the most prized fish here, and a number of fishermen focus solely on them, slowly dragging a live anchovy along the bottom and waiting for the halibut's soft-mouthed strike-hoping like hell they'll nab a "barn door," slang for an ultrarare (around piers, anyway) jumbo halibut clocking in at 30-plus pounds.

    Fishing the Venice Beach Pier Jonathan Miles 2005

  • Halibut, however, are by far the most prized fish here, and a number of fishermen focus solely on them, slowly dragging a live anchovy along the bottom and waiting for the halibut's soft-mouthed strike-hoping like hell they'll nab a "barn door," slang for an ultrarare (around piers, anyway) jumbo halibut clocking in at 30-plus pounds.

    Fishing the Venice Beach Pier Jonathan Miles 2005

  • Straight out of a time capsule from 1957 comes the pristine and ultrarare recordings of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall.

    New Monk, Coltrane Recording Discovered 2005

  • Straight out of a time capsule from 1957 comes the pristine and ultrarare recordings of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall.

    New Monk, Coltrane Recording Discovered 2005

  • A symptom of this ultrarare condition meant that he could hear his eyes moving in their sockets, and his heart beating.

    Boing Boing David Pescovitz 2011

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