Ultima \Ul"ti*ma\, a. [L., fem. ultimus last.] Most remote; furthest; final; last. {Ultima ratio} [L.], the last reason or argument; the last resort. {Ultima Thule}. [L.] See {Thule}. Ultima \Ul"ti*ma\, n. [L., fem. of ultimus last.] (Gram. & Pros.) The last syllable of a word.