Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultracontroversial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-con-tro-ver-sial
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Highly controversial.

Example Sentences

"I can hear the newscaster saying: "The ultracontroversial U.S. stamp honoring the recording techniques of Linda Ronstadt's no-firstuse album.""
"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."
"Thursday marks the second anniversary of the passage and signing of the SAFE Act, the ultracontroversial gun control legislation that was a progressive hallmark of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's first term but was viewed with disdain by a large chunk of New Yorkers, especially upstaters."

Etymology

From ultra- + controversial.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ultra

Synonyms

supercontroversial

Questions

What does ultracontroversial mean?: Highly controversial.
Where does ultracontroversial come from?: From ultra- + controversial.

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