umpteenth

[ uhmp-teenth ]

/ ˈʌmpˈtinθ /

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adjective Informal.

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

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Also um·teenth

[uhm-teenth]. /ˈʌmˈtinθ/.

Origin of umpteenth

First recorded in 1915–20; umpteen + -th²

Words nearby umpteenth

ump, umpie, umpirage, umpire, umpteen, umpteenth, umpty-umpth, ʿumrah, UMT, Umtali, Umtata

How to use umpteenth in a sentence

They prove to Logan, for the umpteenth time, that they are spoiled and ill-prepared for the brutal capitalist world that Logan rules.
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For the umpteenth time, Nepomniachtchi emerged from the opening with a small attacking edge, while Carlsen battened down his hatches.
Magnus Carlsen Wins The 2021 World Chess Championship|Oliver Roeder|December 10, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Then I went home and watched the movie for the umpteenth time, and I had that giddy “I just stood there!”
Remember the creepy house from ‘The Silence of the Lambs’? Now it’s a vacation rental.|Kellie B. Gormly|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
Whether I’m scrambling up loose rocks or crouching down to tie my son’s shoes for the umpteenth time, this jacket works with me, not against me.
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It would have been worse than Lucy yanking away that blasted football for the umpteenth time.
LeBron James Returns to Cleveland: How 'The Decision 2.0' Happened|Robert Silverman|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the end, Jezebel took a stand against Vogue for the umpteenth time and spent $10,000 in the process.
The Vogue-ification of Lena Dunham|Lizzie Crocker|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While watching The Ten Commandments on TV with their children for the umpteenth time, Burnett and Downey had an epiphany.
Hollywood Declares 2014 the Year of the Bible|Andrew Romano|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The news is the umpteenth "‎breakthrough" in HIV in the 32 years of the epidemic.
Why Can't We Find an AIDS Vaccine?|Kent Sepkowitz|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The entire vaccine debate has been stirred up for the umpteenth time this week by our national influenza epidemic.
Get Your Damn Flu Shot|Kent Sepkowitz|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I have been reading "Pepys' Diary" for what Mrs. Darling would call the "umpteenth" time.
The Lure of Old London|Sophie Cole
But I was being whisked up the elevator to the umpteenth floor before he had the chance.
Across America by Motor-cycle|C. K. Shepherd
For the umpteenth time, as Mr. Ellerton would say, that man doesn't care two-pence about me, Golden.
The Disturbing Charm|Berta Ruck
Or maybe I did when for the umpteenth time I suggested she should marry me.
Lighter Than You Think|Nelson Bond