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umpty-umpth en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌmptiˌʌmpθ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Umpteenth.
    • 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 2005, David A. Weiss, Paralegal . Paramour: