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ultra
Latin · ancient
"beyond"
a preposition meaning beyond
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outrer
French · medieval
"to overdo, exaggerate"
'to carry to excess', built on the notion of going beyond a limit
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outre
French · medieval
"exaggerated, excessive"
the past participle described something taken to an excessive extreme
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outre
English · 1722
"bizarre, unconventional"
borrowed for behavior that passes the bounds of what is usual or proper
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