In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ultras
plural of ultra
• lustra, lutars
Source: Wiktionary
Ul"tra-, a.
Definition: A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc.
Ul"tra, a. Etym: [See Ultra-.]
Definition: Going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra measures.
Ul"tra, n.
Definition: One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical. Brougham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.