uber

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   informal: extreme, outstanding, or superior to others of its kind

   The novel portrays him as an uber-intellectual who dominates every debate.

2. 2
   adv

   informal: extremely or very

   The new interface is uber simple to use.

Borrowed from German über ("over, above"), often written uber when the umlaut is unavailable. English popularized it as an intensifier after borrowing compounds such as Übermensch; it is related ultimately to over.

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