un-ultraadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌltrə/, U.S. /ˌənˈəltrə/ (un- prefix1 1.)
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the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective]
simplec1300
measurablec1330
methec1390
murec1390
smallc1405
soleinc1450
timorous1474
modest1561
unbragging1570
unboldened1591
unpresuming1607
bragless1609
unambitious1621
boastless1632
unpompous1656
verecundous1656
sober1659
tender-foreheaded1659
unpragmatical1673
unpretending1681
unpresumptuous1704
unimportant1727
unaspiringa1729
inambitious1729
unassuming1730
unostentatiousa1739
unboastful1744
pretensionless1748
unarrogating1748
uncontending1748
unopinionated1775
unboasting1802
underbearing1802
mousy1812
un-ultra1817
unarrogant1831
low-flying1835
unconceited1838
unpretentious1838
uninflated1861
unvain1863
unbumptious1865
1817 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 97 He says these un~ultra men have neither the petit maître or grand polished manner of vieille cour Frenchmen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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