Umpteenth vs Numerous - What's the difference?
umpteenth | numerous |
Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.
Indefinitely large numerically, many.
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As a numeral umpteenth
is occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.As an adjective numerous is
indefinitely large numerically, many.umpteenth
English
Numeral
(head)- That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.
Synonyms
* n th, umpty-umpthnumerous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}