- ul|tra
- ul|tra «UHL truh», adjective, noun.–adj.–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]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.
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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.