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語源

From umpteen + -th.

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/
• 韻: -iːnθ (at the end of a clause)

形容詞

umpteenth (not comparable)

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

   Synonyms: nth, nth, umpty-umpth, somethingth

   That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.

   • 1964, Max Shulman, Anyone Got a Match?, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, →OCLC, page 31:

     For the umpteenth time, I chickened.

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