Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(ul′trə) adjective
Going beyond the bounds of moderation; extreme; extravagant.
—noun One who holds extreme opinions; a radical. [<L, beyond, on the other side]
1. On the other side of; beyond in space (compare TRANS–); as in:
| ultra–Arctic | ultra–Neptunian |
| ultra–equinoctial | ultra–stellar |
| ultra–galactic | ultra–terrene |
| ultra–lunar | ultra–terrestrial |
| ultra–Martian | ultra–zodiacal |
2. Going beyond the limits of; surpassing; as in:
| ultra–atomic | ultra–molecular |
| ultra–centenarian | ultra–natural |
| ultra–human | ultra–total |
3. Beyond what is usual or natural; excessively; as in:
| ultra–affected | ultra–moderate |
| ultra–agnostic | ultra–modest |
| ultra–ambitious | ultra–mulish |
| ultra–Anglican | ultra–nominalistic |
| ultra–believing | ultra–ornate |
| ultra–benevolent | ultra–orthodox |
| ultra–Christian | ultra–orthodoxy |
| ultra–classical | ultra–partisan |
| ultra–confident | ultra–physical |
| ultra–conservatism | ultra–positivistic |
| ultra–conservative | ultra–precision |
| ultra–cooperative | ultra–Protestant |
| ultra–cosmopolitan | ultra–Protestantism |
| ultra–credulous | ultra–prudent |
| ultra–democratic | ultra–purist |
| ultra–despotic | ultra–Puritan |
| ultra–discipline | ultra–radical |
| ultra–educationist | ultra–refined |
| ultra–episcopal | ultra–refinement |
| ultra–evangelical | ultrareligious |
| ultra–exclusive | ultra–revolutionary |
| ultrafashionable | ultra–revolutionist |
| ultra–fastidious | ultra–ritualism |
| ultra–federalist | ultra–romanticist |
| ultra–feudal | ultra–royalism |
| ultra–filtration | ultra–royalist |
| ultra–Gallican | ultra–scientific |
| ultra–German | ultra–sensual |
| ultra–honorable | ultra–sentimental |
| ultra–intellectual | ultra–servile |
| ultra–legality | ultra–Spartan |
| ultra–liberal | ultra–spiritual |
| ultra–liberalism | ultra–splendid |
| ultra–logical | ultra–sterile |
| ultra–loyal | ultra–strict |
| ultra–manners | ultra–theological |
| ultra–maternal | ultra–virtuous |
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