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ultrachic

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English

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Etymology

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From ultra- +‎ chic.

Adjective

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ultrachic (comparative more ultrachic, superlative most ultrachic)

  1. Very stylish or elegant.
    • 2007 December 16, Michael Barbaro, “Never Mind What's in Them, Bags Are the Fashion”, in New York Times[1]:
      Lord & Taylor's bags threaten to upstage those of its glossier rivals, like the ultrachic Bergdorf Goodman, whose traditional lavender bags, emblazoned with the image of well-dressed Park Avenue ladies, are thin and frail by comparison.
    • 2009, Terri Kraus, The Renewal, page 163:
      Besides e-mails, accessing his favorite comic strips via the Internet, and occasionally writing a letter, Frank primarily used his multiple-thousand dollar, ultrafast, ultrathin, ultrachic Macintosh computer to play a simple card game.

Translations

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ultɾaˈt͡ʃik/ [ul̪.t̪ɾaˈt͡ʃik]
  • Rhymes: -ik
  • Syllabification: ul‧tra‧chic

Adjective

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ultrachic m or f (masculine and feminine plural ultrachics)

  1. ultrachic