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umpty

umpty adjective: indefinite in number; unspecified.

Adjective

umpty (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Indefinite in number; unspecified.

Origin of umpty

From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -ty.

Words formed from umpty

Questions about umpty

What does umpty mean?
Umpty means indefinite in number; unspecified.
What part of speech is umpty?
Umpty is an adjective.

Words near umpty in the dictionary

  1. umptekitic
  2. umptiest
  3. umptieth
  4. umptillion
  5. umptillions
  6. umpty
  7. umpty-ump
  8. umpty-umpth
  9. umpy
  10. umqan
  11. umqombothi

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