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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical. Brougham.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra measures.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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