ultra hot

Meanings

1. 1adjectivecomparableinformal

   Extremely hot in temperature, much hotter than usual.

   Grammar: Gradable: you can say 'ultra hot', 'ultra hotter' is not standard; use 'even more ultra hot' in informal speech. Usually hyphenated before a noun.

   Patterns

   • ultra-hot weather
   • ultra-hot water
   • be ultra hot

   The chili sauce was ultra hot, and I could only eat a tiny bit.

   We stayed inside because the weather was ultra hot that afternoon.

   Be careful with the ultra-hot water from the kettle.

2. 2adjectivecomparableinformalfigurative

   Extremely popular, exciting, or intense, especially in informal descriptions of trends or events.

   Grammar: Used informally for things that are very exciting or fashionable; not usually used for people.

   Patterns

   • an ultra-hot trend
   • ultra-hot demand
   • ultra-hot deal

   That new phone was ultra hot for a few months, then everyone moved on.

   Tickets for the concert were ultra hot and sold out in minutes.

Word forms

Common combinations

ultra-hot sauce

He put ultra-hot sauce on his pizza and immediately regretted it.

ultra-hot weather

Ultra-hot weather made it hard to work outside.

ultra-hot demand

There was ultra-hot demand for the new game console.

Synonyms and how they differ

scorching

Scorching means very hot, especially weather or sun; it is more standard and less informal than 'ultra hot'.

blazing

Blazing suggests strong heat or fire; it is often used for sun or heat but not for spicy food.

Opposites

Word family

ultra prefix

A prefix meaning 'extremely' or 'beyond', used in words like 'ultra-modern'.

Commonly confused: ultra hot or ultrahot?

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