- ump|teenth
- ump|teenth «UHMP TEENTH», adjective.Informal. being the last of a great but indefinite number or of a long series: »
the umpteenth version of Beauty and the Beast (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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teenth — june·teenth; ump·teenth; eigh·teenth; fif·teenth; four·teenth; nine·teenth; sev·en·teenth; six·teenth; thir·teenth; um·teenth; … English syllables
ump — shi·nar·ump; ump; ump·qua; ump·teen; ump·teenth; ump·ti·eth; ump·ty; … English syllables
umpteenth — ump·teenth … English syllables
umpteenth — /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] * * * … Universalium
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
umpteen — ump•teen [[t]ˈʌmpˈtin[/t]] adj. inf inf innumerable; many • Etymology: 1915–20; ump(ty), fanciful designation for an indeterminate number ump′teenth′, adj … From formal English to slang
umpteen — ump|teen [ ,ʌmp tin ] determiner INFORMAL many: We must have phoned umpteen times but never got an answer. ╾ ump|teenth adjective: Stop worrying, she told herself for the umpteenth time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
umpteenth — ump teenth || ‚ʌmp tɪËnθ adj. pertaining to one in a succession of very many (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
umptieth — adjective last in an indefinitely numerous series • Syn: ↑umpteenth, ↑umteenth • Similar to: ↑ordinal • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism * * * ˈəm(p)tēə̇th … Useful english dictionary
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
