adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   A generic ordinal number; a last or one of the latest in a long series; implies repetition. informal, not-comparable

   "After he retied the knot for the umptieth time, he finally figured out how to make it stay tied."

Adjective

1. 1
   last in an indefinitely numerous series wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

umpteenthumpteenthumteenth

Example

More examples

"After he retied the knot for the umptieth time, he finally figured out how to make it stay tied."

Etymology

From umpty + -eth.

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