"umpty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: ump (“colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -ty Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ump|ty|gloss1=colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code}} ump (“colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -ty Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} umpty (not comparable)
  1. (informal) indefinite in number; unspecified Tags: informal, not-comparable Derived forms: iddy-umpty, umpteen, umptieth, umptillion, umpty-ump, umpty-umpth
    Sense id: en-umpty-en-adj-qavtSj3T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ty

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