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The last word, dressed up to sound like the best one.
means Being the final, greatest, or most extreme version of something in a series.
from From Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare, to come to an end, rooted in ultimus, meaning last or farthest.
True meaningMeans final, not best — they got conflated.
UltimatumSame root: a final, take-it-or-leave-it demand.
PenultimateSecond-to-last, despite sounding fancier than ultimate.