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/ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/ · adjective
(informal, often slightly derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence..
That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.
For the umpteenth time, I chickened.
Use umpteenth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Umpteenth means (informal, often slightly derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence..
Common synonyms include nth, umpty-umpth, somethingth, ordinal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.
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