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[ uhmp-teenth ] / ˈʌmpˈtinθ /
adjective Informal.of an indefinitely large number in succession: He was the umpteenth person to arrive. Also um·teenth [uhm-teenth]. /ˈʌmˈtinθ/. Origin of umpteenthFirst recorded in 1915–20; umpteen + -th2 Words nearby umpteenthump, umpie, umpirage, umpire, umpteen, umpteenth, umpty-umpth, ʿumrah, UMT, Umtali, Umtata Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for umpteenthIt 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 Or maybe I did when for the umpteenth time I suggested she should marry me. Lighter Than You Think|Nelson Bond For the umpteenth time, as Mr. Ellerton would say, that man doesn't care two-pence about me, Golden. The Disturbing Charm|Berta Ruck 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
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