UMPTEENTH Definition & Meaning

umpteenth

[ uhmp-teenth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Informal.

of an indefinitely large number in succession:
He was the umpteenth person to arrive.

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First recorded in 1915–20; umpteen + -th ²

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I considered all of this as I rounded the first switchback recently for the umpteenth time.

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Harbaugh pounded his chest in his umpteenth gesture of the day, the coach filled with enough charm and eccentricity to command a Hollywood stage.

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“I’m sorry,” she said as her hand slipped and she fell for the umpteenth time.

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"Me and Harry are fine," she insists for the umpteenth time since leaving the castle.

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Finally, after the umpteenth tilt, the mercury sparks, filling the oblongs with an eerie, flickering, mesmerizing blue glow.

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