ultracolossal

English

Alternative forms

• ultra-colossal

Etymology

ultra- +‎ colossal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌltɹəkəˈlɒsəl/

Adjective

ultracolossal (comparative more ultracolossal, superlative most ultracolossal)

1. (rare) Exceedingly colossal; of utmost colossalness.
   • 1936, The Bored Walk, Volume 7‎^[1], Bored Walk, Indiana University, page 11:

     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.

   • 1942, Ruy Barbosa, Obras Completas de Rui Barbosa‎^[2], Ministério de Educação e Saúde, page 62:

     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.

   • 1995, Roseanne Williams, Secondhand Bride‎^[3], Harlequin Books, →ISBN, page 188:

     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.