ultraconservative
/ˌʌltɹəkənsˈɝvətɪv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
A person or group with extremely conservative views.
Example Sentences
- "The John Birch Society is an ultraconservative political group in the USA."
- "Since his reelection in November, Trump has successfully talked ultraconservative House Republicans into backing a number of difficult votes on spending."
- "A rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics has defied Pope Leo by ordaining bishops without his consent, which they declared a “sacred duty” despite it causing their automatic excommunication."
- "For example, as pope, Francis challenges the ultraconservatives in the Church to be ultrainclusive of people whom other popes never bothered to embrace: […]"
- "House GOP leaders believe the plan is on track to pass the chamber, arguing that Trump’s backing will help them win robust support among House Republicans on the floor this week, even as many ultraconservatives typically loathe such stopgap measures."
Etymology
From ultra- + conservative.
Inflected Forms
more ultraconservative (comparative)
most ultraconservative (superlative)
ultraconservatives (plural)