ul|tra

ul|tra «UHL truh», adjective, noun.

–adj.

beyond what is usual; very; excessive; extreme.

–n.

a person who holds extreme views or urges extreme measures: »

In 1871, a group of ultras in the Quebec Conservative party published…an authoritarian and reactionary guide for the electors (Maclean's).

╂[< Latin ultrā beyond, properly ablative feminine of unrecorded ulter beyond]

ultra-,

prefix.

1. beyond the _____; on the other side of the _____: »

Ultraviolet = beyond the violet.

2. going beyond the limits, or province, of _____: »

Ultramundane = going beyond the limits of the mundane.

3. extremely _____»

Ultramodern = extremely modern.

╂[< Latin ultra- < ultrā beyond; see etym. under ultra (Cf. ↑ultra)]

Usage The meaning of each of the words in the following list is found by substituting very, excessively, or unusually for ultra-.

▪ ultra-ambitious

▪ ultraconfident

▪ ultracredulous

▪ ultrademocratic

▪ ultraexclusive

▪ ultrafashionable

▪ ultraloyal

▪ ultramechanical

▪ ultramodest

▪ ultrarefined