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- adjective Alternative spelling of
umpteenth .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective last in an indefinitely numerous series
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Examples
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Dow up 18 again for the "umteenth" time this year.
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Silly questions get silly answers, and repeat questions asked for the umteenth time get ignored.
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Silly questions get silly answers, and repeat questions asked for the umteenth time get ignored.
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The final restart showed Kurt Busch lead the pack, and as he put it, to win the race for the umteenth time today.
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I swig the last drop of my umteenth cup of Chihuahua-packaged café combate, shuffle a few more papers and file folders and head for the door.
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Zooey says: going to see “Pirates†for the umteenth time, etc†¦ ..
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I swig the last drop of my umteenth cup of Chihuahua-packaged café combate, shuffle a few more papers and file folders and head for the door.
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I too am reading the Outlander series for the umteenth time.
Diana Gabaldon's Outlander Headed to the Big Screen « FirstShowing.net 2008
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In addition, for the umteenth time, Lilly's conduct of concealing side effects identified in its own research, from doctors and millions of consumers is not entitled to protection under the umbrella of "confidential preliminary research" or "trade secret" or "merchandising techniques."
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Yours is the umteenth story I have heard of someone leaving with the sticker because they were coming right back only to have a change of plans or lost the car or etc. Good luck.
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