uber
having the specified property to an extreme or excessive degree; very: an uber fancy restaurant.
designating a person or thing that exceeds the norms or limits of its kind or class: uber intellectuals.
Origin of uber
1- Also German ü·ber [y-buhr]. /ˈü bər/.
Other definitions for uber- (2 of 2)
A prefixal use of uber, adverb and adjective, with the basic meaning “over, beyond.” It is added to adjectives and nouns to form compounds (uberstylish; uberchefs): a hyphen is sometimes used in new coinages or in any words whose component parts it may be desirable to set off distinctly (uber-luxe).
- Also über- .
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How to use uber in a sentence
Or possibly their relationship success hinges on their über-successful careers.
Victoria and David Beckham Celebrate Their 15th Wedding Anniversary | Erin Cunningham | July 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven the über-feminist Jezebel is quick to paint Lewinsky as hypocritical and fame-hungry.
He met with then über-anchors John Chancellor and Walter Cronkite.
Paddy Chayefsky: The Dark Prophet of ‘Network’ News | Tim Teeman | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHealth and safety über alles: the prayer of a people shot through with fear, and the motto of our times.
He also seems to smirk as he interrogates 18-year-old über-Catholic Elka about her faith.
How ‘Real World’ Sean Duffy Morphed Into the Shutdown Congressman | Andrew Romano | October 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Schlosser gives expression to similar thoughts in a fine work of his: Über die Seelenwanderung.
Reincarnation | Th. PascalOf the highest poetry, however, as of other highest things, Goethe's famous axiom Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh holds good.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) | George SaintsburyHis book—Über das Geistige in der Kunst—is an interesting and subtle piece of aesthetic philosophy.
The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze | Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
British Dictionary definitions for uber-
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/ (ˈuːbə) /
indicating the highest, greatest, or most extreme example of something: America's ubernerd, Bill Gates; the uber-hip young Bohemians
Origin of uber-
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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