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English
Etymology
From ultra- + controversial.
Adjective
ultracontroversial (not comparable)
- Highly controversial.
- Synonym: supercontroversial
1983 January 2, William Safire, “On Language”, in The New York Times:I can hear the newscaster saying: "The ultracontroversial U.S. stamp honoring the recording techniques of Linda Ronstadt's no-firstuse album."
2002 January 2, Matt Drudge, “BUCHANAN DECLARES: DEATH OF THE WEST”, in The Drudge Report:In his ultracontroversial book, which will be banned and burned in many quarters, BestSellingAuthorTVHostPresidentialCandidateColumnist Buchanan contends that the U.S. will be a Third World nation by the year 2050.
2015 January 11, Matthew Hamilton, “Gun law survives another year”, in Times Union: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.