umpteenth

[ UK /ˈʌmptiːnθ/ ]
[ US /ˈəmpˌtinθ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. last in an indefinitely numerous series
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How To Use umpteenth In A Sentence

  • This that the dingily umpteenth and longways photometric ropiness of adzharia up sinapism with uniformity dinornis is suave to be daffo and attendant to maugham use. Rational Review
  • I just have, for the umpteenth time, trying to help a friend. Times, Sunday Times
  • If you are a parent cursing a somnolent teenager for ignoring your appeals to tidy a bedroom for the umpteenth time this morning then these are the statistics for you.
  • Other unmemorable early credits include Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987), Action Jackson (1988) and the umpteenth remake of Blood and Sand (1989).
  • The wait was well worth it, although a funny thing happened from the first time we saw an indigo bunting early in the morning to the umpteenth time we spotted it as the day progressed.
  • Nowadays, we're just getting another "umpteenth" lesson in their shenanigan. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • His fragile, hyper-inflated ego got hurt when he was told last year that "playing in Green Bay was not an option" after he unretired for the "umpteenth" time. Crookston Times Homepage RSS
  • A leading newspaper editorial stated that the federal interior minister, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, during his visit to Beijing, got an earful from the Chinese minister of public security, Zhou Yongkang Zhou, who asked Pakistan for the umpteenth time to protect Chinese nationals working in Pakistan. Terrorism Spreading to Whole of Pakistan
  • You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your child or teenager for the umpteenth time.
  • I have read "umpteenth" letters printed in the A-J which decry the Democratic efforts at health care/insurance reform as a move toward "socialized medicine. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines
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