ultra
noun
[ ˈʌltrə ]
• an extremist.
• "ultras in the animal rights movement"
• short for ultramarathon.
• "the best way to tackle an ultra is to divide the race into manageable chunks"
Origin:
early 19th century: an independent usage of ultra-, originally as an abbreviation of French ultra-royaliste ‘ultra-royalist’.
ultra-
prefix
• to an extreme degree; very.
• "ultramicroscopic"
Similar:
extremely,
exceedingly,
excessively,
immensely,
especially,
exceptionally,
unusually,
extraordinarily,
remarkably,
uncommonly,
extra,
right,
unco,
mega,
mucho,
seriously,
majorly,
oh-so,
jolly,
dead,
ever so,
well,
fair,
real,
mighty,
awful,
plumb,
powerful,
way,
lekker,
devilish,
frightfully,
exceeding,
• beyond; on the other side of.
• "ultramontane"
Origin:
from Latin ultra ‘beyond’.
