ultraleft
Of or pertaining to ultraleftismOf or pertaining to ultraleftism.
Meaning
3 sensesOf or pertaining to ultraleftism.
(derogatory)Of a leftist movement or ideology: extreme and uncompromising; sectarian.
Extremely left-wing.
Origin
Ultimately a calque of Russian ультралевый (ulʹtralevyj, “ultraleft”, adjective), in the sUltimately a calque of Russian ультралевый (ulʹtralevyj, “ultraleft”, adjective), in the sense of "pertaining to extreme or uncompromising leftist ideology." From ультра- (ulʹtra-, “ultra; extremely”) + левый (levyj, “left”, adjective), equivalent to ultra- + left. Originally applied pejoratively by the Bolsheviks against libertarian socialists and early left communists, and later by Stalinists against Trotskyists; now also used neutrally to refer to certain ideologies associated with left communism or traditional Marxism. The modern meanings are partially semantically loaned from French ultra-gauche.
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Forms
more ultraleft/further ultraleft/farther ultraleft, most ultraleft/furthest ultraleft/farthest ultraleft| Comparative | more ultraleft / further ultraleft / farther ultraleft Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ultraleft / furthest ultraleft / farthest ultraleft Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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