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ultracontroversial

ultracontroversial adjective: highly controversial.

Adjective

ultracontroversial (not comparable)

  1. Highly controversial.
    • I can hear the newscaster saying: "The ultracontroversial U.S. stamp honoring the recording techniques of Linda Ronstadt's no-firstuse album."1983 February 1, William Safire, “On Language”, in The New York Times
    • In his ultracontroversial book, which will be banned and burned in many quarters, BestSellingAuthorTVHostPresidentialCandidateColumnist [sic] Buchanan contends that the U.S. will be a Third World nation by the year 2050.2002 February 1, Matt Drudge, “BUCHANAN DECLARES: DEATH OF THE WEST”, in The Drudge Report

Synonyms of ultracontroversial

Origin of ultracontroversial

From ultra- + controversial.

Questions about ultracontroversial

What does ultracontroversial mean?
Ultracontroversial means highly controversial.
What part of speech is ultracontroversial?
Ultracontroversial is an adjective.

Words near ultracontroversial in the dictionary

  1. ultraconstitutional
  2. ultracontemporary
  3. ultracontig
  4. ultracontigs
  5. ultracontractivity
  6. ultracontroversial
  7. ultraconvenience
  8. ultraconvenient
  9. ultracool
  10. ultracooled
  11. ultracordial

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