ultra-premium

adjective

ul·​tra-pre·​mi·​um ¦əl-trə-¦prē-mē-əm 

variants or less commonly ultrapremium or ultra premium

: of an extremely high quality or the highest quality

ultra-premium wines

… an informal tequila tasting to determine the subtle differences between the premium, superpremium and ultrapremium classes …

—Constance Hay, Washington Times, 1 May 2002

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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