Ul"ti*mate*ly (?), adv. As a final consequence; at last; in the end;
as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately
prove blessings.
Ul`ti*ma"tion (?), n. State of being ultimate; that which is ultimate,
or final; ultimatum. [R.] Swift.
Ul`ti*ma"tum (?), n.; pl. E. Ultimatums (#), L. Ultimata (#). [NL. See
Ultimate.] A final proposition, concession, or condition; especially,
the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by either of the
parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most favorable terms a
negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the
hesitation.
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Ul"time (?), a. Ultimate; final. [Obs.] Bacon.
Ul*tim"i*ty (?), n. [LL. ultimatus extremity, fr. L. ultimus the last.]
The last stage or consequence; finality. [Obs.] Bacon.
||Ul"ti*mo. [L. ultimo (mense) in the last month.] In the month
||immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; — usually
||abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo.
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Ul"tion (?), n. [L. ultio.] The act of taking vengeance; revenge.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Ul"tra- (?), a. A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior),
having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side,
chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as,
ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other
relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is
common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative;
ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc.
Ul"tra, a. [See Ultra-.] Going beyond others, or beyond due limit;
extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra
measures.
Ul"tra, n. One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an
extremist; a radical. Brougham.