umteenth

9.7

Describes something that has happened many times and annoys people

adjective
/ʌmˈθiːnθ/

Informal

: enésima

I've told you for the umteenth time to clean your room.

Examples

After the umteenth interruption, she lost her patience entirely.
I've heard that excuse for the umteenth time!
They moved again for the umteenth time this decade.
This is the umteenth time I've told you to clean your room.
I've told you for the umteenth time to clean your room.
After the umteenth interruption, she lost her patience entirely.
They moved again for the umteenth time this decade.

Synonyms

umpteenth

vsumteenth

Informal

9 6.5

Said when something has happened many times before, often too many times

expresses annoyance instead of a neutral emphasis on repetition

umpteenth time

vsumteenth

Informal

7 7.3

A very large number of times that shows someone is annoyed

marks the final instance within that many repeated occurrences

umptieth

vsumteenth

Informal

9.9

Said to show something happened many times, often as an exaggeration

expresses annoyance and repetition rather than playful exaggeration

How Many

countless

245 2.5

umteenth

Informal

9.7

many

9 1.0

several

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

umteenth positive

Etymology

Umteenth comes from the joking number umpteen plus the number ending -th, the same ending we use in fifth or tenth. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'the many-th time', so umteenth means 'very many' or 'countless', often said with annoyance.