Definitions

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  • adjective Very stylish or elegant.

Etymologies

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ultra- +‎ chic

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Examples

  • Stevens, dressed in a deep purple designer jogging suit and wearing what looked to be a very expensive chronograph watch, was trying to project an ultrachic persona.

    Crystal Death Charles Kipps 2010

  • The car arrived not just with a driver, but a nanny: thirty-two years of age, ultrachic, and as tough as old boots.

    Final Resting Place of The Pen 2010

  • Stevens, dressed in a deep purple designer jogging suit and wearing what looked to be a very expensive chronograph watch, was trying to project an ultrachic persona.

    Crystal Death Charles Kipps 2010

  • One tower had been converted into a fashion museum as well as the flagship store of the ultrachic Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo.

    The Poet Prince KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2010

  • Stevens, dressed in a deep purple designer jogging suit and wearing what looked to be a very expensive chronograph watch, was trying to project an ultrachic persona.

    Crystal Death Charles Kipps 2010

  • "I've noticed that women are more cautious" about their wardrobes, says Amanda Ross, the ultrachic stylist for NBC's "Lipstick Jungle" who also has many private clients on the Upper East Side.

    Upper East Sliders 2008

  • Dolce & Gabbana offers classic glamour with autumnal shades of red and brown and a sparkling diamanté logo (dolcegabbana. com; $374), while Tom Ford's retro aviators are thick-rimmed and resemble ultrachic safety glasses for scientists (tomford. com; $367).

    The Good Life 2007

  • The Internet-access cubicles don't look out of place in the same building as a tranquil prayer room and art gallery -- the ultrachic, ultramodern and Islamic blending together seamlessly.

    Arrum With A Modern View 2007

  • As he looks back in his new book, "Fork It Over," at meals variously enjoyed or regretted but generally paid for by someone else, one accomplishment stands out: whether he's taking Sharon Stone to lunch at Manhattan's ultrachic March or scouring the delicatessens of Brooklyn in search of the oldest living Jewish waiter, Richman goes out of his way to be recognized by restaurant owners.

    A FOODIE UNMASKS 2007

  • Zakarian had been executive chef at ultrachic 44, in the Royalton Hotel, where Conde Nast editors blot colleagues 'blood from their lips before picking at their lunches, and then the superswank Patroon, where moguls stab their dinners with forks as big as babies' hands.

    So, You Want To Open A Restaurant? 2007

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