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ultracolossal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌltɹəkəˈlɒsəl/

Etymology

From ultra- + colossal.

Meanings

1. (rare) Exceedingly colossal; of utmost colossalness.
   • 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 um excesso de poderes ultracolossal. 1942, Ruy Barbosa, Obras Completas de Rui Barbosa, Ministério de Educação e Saúde, page 62:
   • 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:
   • She wasn't going to sit there and watch "ultracolossal nerve" in action, even though she'd consciously chosen to run the risk of her life. 1995, Roseanne Williams, Secondhand Bride, Harlequin Books, →ISBN, page 188:

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