dozenth

[ duhz-uhnth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of dozenth¹

First recorded in 1700–10; dozen ¹ + -th ²

I have now at this instant wrought myself up, for the dozenth time, to a half-resolution.

She felt for the first time an impulse to box his lazy jaws as he yawned and turned over for the dozenth time without rising.

And for the dozenth time he was rewarded only by seeing a flake no larger than his clenched fist fall out.

For the dozenth time he raised his ponderous spear and thrust the pointed end at the wall with all his strength.

And then, conscious of his own folly and levity, he pulled himself up, and went back for the dozenth time to the True Witness.

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