ninety-eleven

adjective

Very many; too many to count; quite a lot.

Meanings

adjectiveninety-eleven (not comparable)

alternative ninety eleven · alternative ninety-leven · alternative ninety-'leven · alternative ninety-leben

  1. USdialectalinformalnot comparableVery many; too many to count; quite a lot.

    Synonyms: countless, legion, eighty-eleven, eleventeen, eleventy, feelefold, fifty-eleven, forty-eleven

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From humorous use of eleven to continue counting the nineties.

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