ultrasilent
/ˈʌltɹəˈsaɪlənt/
ultrasilent adjective: exceptionally silent; of utmost silence.
Adjective
ultrasilent (comparative more ultrasilent, superlative most ultrasilent)
- Exceptionally silent; of utmost silence.
- After a while we began to wonder if we shouldn't have taken the Park Avenue place. The ultramodern, ultrasilent, ultraautomatic elevator started having fits of epilepsy, and several people got stuck in it on various occasions. They were released a few hours later by emergency squads, but came out...1962, Mira Michal, Nobody Told Me How: A Diplomatic Entertainment, Lippincott, page 120
- Nat slipped his right hand into the pocket of his tan poplin windbreaker to reassure himself. The model 39 Smith & Wesson with its ultrasilent sound suppressor tugged at the bottom of the pocket. He’d carried this one since his days as a SEAL in Vietnam.1982, Lewis Perdue, Queens Gate Reckoning, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 2
Examples of ultrasilent in a sentence
- The ultramodern, ultrasilent, ultraautomatic elevator started having fits of epilepsy, and several people got stuck in it on various occasions.1962, Mira Michal, Nobody Told Me How: A Diplomatic Entertainment, Lippincott, page 120:
- In the middle of their ultrasilent trashing, the active woke up, looked around at the pledges frozen in mid-toilet-papering, and then fell back down feigning sleep.1985, Robert Egan, From Here to Fraternity, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 50:
Forms of ultrasilent
| comparative | more ultrasilent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ultrasilent |
Origin of ultrasilent
From ultra- + silent.
Questions about ultrasilent
- What does ultrasilent mean?
- Ultrasilent means exceptionally silent; of utmost silence.
- How do you use ultrasilent in a sentence?
- The ultramodern, ultrasilent, ultraautomatic elevator started having fits of epilepsy, and several people got stuck in it on various occasions.
- What part of speech is ultrasilent?
- Ultrasilent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce ultrasilent?
- Ultrasilent is pronounced /ˈʌltɹəˈsaɪlənt/.
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