Unscramble

u 1 l 1 t 1 r 1 a 1 l 1 e 1 f 4 t 1

9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble

Meaning

originUltimately 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…

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