Umpty-umpth

//ˈʌmptiˌʌmpθ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Umpteenth. not-comparable

    "Before dialing his office, he skimmed his trial notes, trying for the umpty-umpth time to poke a hole in the prosecution's case. For more than three days, witness by witness, the task had grown more formidable"

Example

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"Before dialing his office, he skimmed his trial notes, trying for the umpty-umpth time to poke a hole in the prosecution's case. For more than three days, witness by witness, the task had grown more formidable"

Etymology

From umpty-ump + -th (ordinal suffix).

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