umpty-umpth

umpty-umpth

Indefinitely or innumerably large in amount. An old-fashioned variant of "umpteenth." (Used for sarcastic or hyperbolic emphasis.) For the umpty-umpth time, we are not stopping for ice cream! I'm sorry for snapping at you like that, but you're the umpty-umpth person to come ask me about the issue today.

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umpty-umpth

and umpteenth (ˈəmptiˈəmpθ and ˈəmpˈtintθ)

mod. thousandth, billionth, zillionth, etc. (Represents some very large but indefinite number.) This is the umpty-umpth time I’ve told you to keep your dog out of my yard.

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