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/ump"teenth"/, adj. Informal.of an indefinitely large number in succession: He was the umpteenth person to arrive.Also, umteenth /um"teenth"/.[1915-20; UMPTEEN + -TH2]
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umpteenth — ump teenth, a. Ordinal of {umpteen}, with corresponding signification; as, for the umpteenth time, I m telling you to stop. [Colloq.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
umpteenth — [[t]ʌ̱mpti͟ːnθ[/t]] ORD (emphasis) You use umpteenth to indicate that an occasion, thing, or person happens or comes after many others. [INFORMAL] He checked his watch for the umpteenth time... She was now on her umpteenth gin … English dictionary
Umpteenth — indefinite but large number of: for the umpteenth time ; her umpteenth interview … Dictionary of Australian slang
umpteenth — Australian Slang indefinite but large number of: for the umpteenth time ; her umpteenth interview … English dialects glossary
umpteenth — ump|teenth [ˌʌmpˈti:nθ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: umpty many (a joke word) (1900 2000) + teenth (as in thirteenth)] if something happens for the umpteenth time, it happens again after having happened many times before used… … Dictionary of contemporary English
umpteenth — adj. Umpteenth is used with these nouns: ↑time … Collocations dictionary
umpteenth — umpteen ► CARDINAL NUMBER informal ▪ indefinitely many. DERIVATIVES umpteenth ordinal number. ORIGIN humorous formation … English terms dictionary
umpteenth — adjective see umpteen … New Collegiate Dictionary
umpteenth — ump teenth || ‚ʌmp tɪËnθ adj. pertaining to one in a succession of very many (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
umpteenth — ump·teenth … English syllables
