umpty

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adjective

Indefinite in number; unspecified.

OriginProto-Germanic *tigiwiz ← Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) ← English ump →
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Meanings

adjectiveumpty (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableIndefinite in number; unspecified.

Origin

  1. Englishump
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥-t(-s)
  4. Proto-Germanic*tegun(dz)
  5. Proto-Germanic*teguz
  6. Proto-Germanic*tigiwiz
  7. Englishumpty

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tumpy
Cite this entry
APA

umpty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umpty

MLA

“umpty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umpty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umpty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umpty.

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