ultracontemporary

adjective

Thoroughly modern and up to date.

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Meanings

adjectiveultracontemporary (comparative more ultracontemporary, superlative most ultracontemporary)

comparative more ultracontemporary · superlative most ultracontemporary

  1. Thoroughly modern and up to date.

    The 2,000 examples range from the historic to the ultracontemporary, from stately to quirky, ornate to austere.

    2008 January 6, Robin Pogrebin, “Classic Revival”, in New York Times

Origin

From ultra- + contemporary.

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APA

ultracontemporary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultracontemporary

MLA

“ultracontemporary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultracontemporary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultracontemporary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultracontemporary.

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