ninety-ninth

[ nahyn-tee-nahynth ]

/ ˈnaɪn tiˈnaɪnθ /

adjective

next after the ninety-eighth; being the ordinal number for 99.

being one of 99 equal parts.

noun

a ninety-ninth part, especially of one (1/99).

the ninety-ninth member of a series.

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL PART OF SPEECH QUIZ!

How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.

Question 1 of 10

In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

adverb, adverb

adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby ninety-ninth

ninety-five, ninety-five theses, ninety-four, ninety-fourth, ninety-nine, ninety-ninth, ninety-one, ninety-second, ninety-seven, ninety-seventh, ninety-six

Example sentences from the Web for ninety-ninth

They form the ninety-ninth part of the rock in this quarter.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
I believe that's the nine hundred and ninety-ninth time I've answered that question this season.
My Actor-Husband|Anonymous
Every person owning real estate on the Island shall contribute one ninety-ninth part of his income to the said grab-bag.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 1, Saturday, April 2, 1870|Various
This includes a considerable area in every state and territory west of the ninety-ninth degree of longitude.
The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. IV|Various

For the ninety-ninth time I examined the packets of raisins, the bread, and the water bottles.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott