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ultracolossal

/ˌʌltɹəkəˈlɒsəl/

ultracolossal adjective: exceedingly colossal; of utmost colossalness.

Adjective

ultracolossal (comparative more ultracolossal, superlative most ultracolossal)

  1. (rare) Exceedingly colossal; of utmost colossalness.
    • Buck Rogers, 1999 century A.D. strapped on his super-hydraulic-spacegoer-througher and proceeded to comb his Apollo-like locks with an ultracolossal, overhead-valve Z-ray which gave him that fourth dimension look that all the well-dressed space people have.1936, The Bored Walk, Volume 7, Bored Walk, Indiana University, page 11
    • Logo, dilatando esse calculo aos oitenta e sete anos e nove meses da existência já extinta do contrato, a decisão dos exorbitou palmarmente dos limites do compromisso, e, tomando, assim, para assento do cálculo da responsabilidade uma base quase quarenta vezes maior do que a convencionada, cometeu...1942, Ruy Barbosa, Obras Completas de Rui Barbosa, Ministério de Educação e Saúde, page 62

Forms of ultracolossal

comparativemore ultracolossal
superlativemost ultracolossal
alternative formultra-colossal

Origin of ultracolossal

From ultra- + colossal.

Questions about ultracolossal

What does ultracolossal mean?
Ultracolossal means exceedingly colossal; of utmost colossalness.
What part of speech is ultracolossal?
Ultracolossal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ultracolossal?
Ultracolossal is pronounced /ˌʌltɹəkəˈlɒsəl/.

Words near ultracolossal in the dictionary

  1. ultraclear
  2. ultraclever
  3. ultraclose
  4. ultracognitive
  5. ultracold
  6. ultracolossal
  7. ultracomfy
  8. ultracommercial
  9. ultracompact
  10. ultracompetent
  11. ultracompetitive

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