ultracontroversial

English

Etymology

ultra- +‎ controversial

Adjective

ultracontroversial (not comparable)

1. Highly controversial.

   Synonym: supercontroversial

   • 1983 January 2, William Safire, “On Language”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     In his ultracontroversial book, which will be banned and burned in many quarters, BestSellingAuthorTVHostPresidentialCandidateColumnist [sic] 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^[3]:

     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.