Latin

Adverb

ultrō ‎(not comparable)

1. to the farther side, beyond, on the other side
2. (with citro) to and fro, back and forth, on this side and on that
3. afar, away, off
4. besides, moreover, too, over and above
5. conversely, on the other hand
6. (figuratively) superfluously, gratuitously, wantonly
7. (figuratively) of one's own accord, without being asked, spontaneously, voluntarily, freely
   • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgicon 4.265

     […] ultro / hortantem et fessas ad pabula nota vocantem

     […] freely / calling them and exhorting the weary insects to eat their familiar food.

Derived terms

• ultrōneus

References

• ultro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ultro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ultro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • on this side and on that; to and fro: ultro citroque
    
  • to be the aggressor in a war; to act on the offensive: bellum or arma ultro inferre