steenthadj.n.

/stiːnθ/

Forms: Also 'steenth.

Etymology: Aphetic form of sixteenth.

U.S. slang.

A. adj.

(a) Sixteenth. (b) Latest in an indefinitely long series; ‘umpteenth’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > used for large number

sevenOE

fortya1616

any1758

steen1886

steenth1895

zillion1901

umpty1916

umptieth1917

umpteen1918

umpteenth1918

bazillion1939

scrillion1945

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adjective] > sixteen > sixteenth

sixteentha900

sixteen1412

steenth1895

1895 R. Kipling in McClure's Mag. June 20/1 My name is Emory—Julian B. Emory—193, 'Steenth Street, corner of Madison.

1899 S. Waterloo Launching of Man iv. 36 What do I care..about the 'steenth ‘power’ of anything?

1915 S. Ford Torchy, Private Sec. xvi. 289 Letter writin' ain't your long suit... ‘Yours of the steenth just received’..may do for vice-presidents and general managers; but it's raw style to spring on your best girl.

1927 B. Reynolds Cocktail Continentale iv. 60 For the steenth time, you ride in a Chandler car.

B. n.

A sixteenth part.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > sixteen > a sixteenth

sixteenth1611

steenth1981

1905 Western Field Feb. 21/2 About a 'steenth of a second later.

1981 N.Y. Times 9 July d10/3 On Friday, June 19, the option closed at 1/16. In Wall Street language, that's known phonetically as ‘a steenth’... Every day that same week..Conoco's July 70 call had closed at ‘a steenth’, which is as low in price as an option can get.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	steenth
释义	steenthadj.n. /stiːnθ/ Forms: Also 'steenth. Etymology: Aphetic form of sixteenth. U.S. slang. A. adj. (a) Sixteenth. (b) Latest in an indefinitely long series; ‘umpteenth’. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > used for large number sevenOE fortya1616 any1758 steen1886 steenth1895 zillion1901 umpty1916 umptieth1917 umpteen1918 umpteenth1918 bazillion1939 scrillion1945 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adjective] > sixteen > sixteenth sixteentha900 sixteen1412 steenth1895 1895 R. Kipling in McClure's Mag. June 20/1 My name is Emory—Julian B. Emory—193, 'Steenth Street, corner of Madison. 1899 S. Waterloo Launching of Man iv. 36 What do I care..about the 'steenth ‘power’ of anything? 1915 S. Ford Torchy, Private Sec. xvi. 289 Letter writin' ain't your long suit... ‘Yours of the steenth just received’..may do for vice-presidents and general managers; but it's raw style to spring on your best girl. 1927 B. Reynolds Cocktail Continentale iv. 60 For the steenth time, you ride in a Chandler car. B. n. A sixteenth part. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > sixteen > a sixteenth sixteenth1611 steenth1981 1905 Western Field Feb. 21/2 About a 'steenth of a second later. 1981 N.Y. Times 9 July d10/3 On Friday, June 19, the option closed at 1/16. In Wall Street language, that's known phonetically as ‘a steenth’... Every day that same week..Conoco's July 70 call had closed at ‘a steenth’, which is as low in price as an option can get. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.1895
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