umpteen
[ uhmp-teen ]
/ ˈʌmpˈtin /
adjective Informal.
innumerable; many.
Also
ump·steen
[uhmp-steen] /ˈʌmpˈstin/,
um·teen.
Origin of umpteen
1915–20;
ump(ty), fanciful designation for an indeterminate number (with
-ty as in
twenty, etc.) +
-teen
Words nearby umpteen
British Dictionary definitions for umteen
umpteen
/ (ˌʌmpˈtiːn) /
determiner
informal
- very manyumpteen things to do
- (as pronoun)umpteen of them came
Derived forms of umpteen
umpteenth, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for umpteen
C20: from
umpty a great deal (perhaps from
-enty as in
twenty) +
-teen ten