UMPTEENTH

umpteenth, umteenth, umptieth

(adjective) last in an indefinitely numerous series

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

umpteenth

(informal, often slightly derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.

Synonyms

nth, umpty-umpth, somethingth

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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