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ultra adjective & noun. E19.
[Independent use of ULTRA-, orig. as an abbreviation of French ultra-royaliste.]
A. adjective.
Ultra-royalist (esp. with ref. to early 19th-cent. France). obsolete exc. Hist. E19.
Of a person or party: holding extreme views in politics or other matters of opinion. Also, expressive of extreme views. E19.
Going beyond what is usual or ordinary; excessive, extreme; esp. (colloq.) representing the extreme of fashion; loosely marvellous. E19.
P. G. Wodehouse In came April, looking extraordinarily ultra in some filmy stuff.
b. noun.
An ultra-royalist (in France). obsolete exc. Hist. E19.
A person who holds extreme opinions, esp. in religion or politics; an extremist. E19.
Time In everything that he finds displeasing..the ultra sees evidence of Communist plots.
A person who goes to the extreme of fashion. Now rare. E19.
A long-distance run of great length, esp. one longer than a marathon. colloq. L20.