Definition of nth
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:numbered with an unspecified or indefinitely large ordinal number
- for the nth time
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exaggerates to the nth degree about everything she ever did
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Any minor mistakes in an individual recipe will be compounded to the nth-degree, perishable ingredients like fruit juice can turn the whole operation into a fermented mess, and citrus and sugar risk corroding the tap's materials.
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In today’s highly corporatized, analyzed-to-the-nth-degree baseball, maybe there simply isn’t any room for another Roy Hobbs.
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In addition to the transform rules, the tutorial makes use of the oft-overlooked, but very powerful, nth-of-type(n)
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consummate, last, max, maximum, most, ultimate, outside, paramount, supreme, top, utmost, uttermostAntonyms
least, minimal, minimum, slightestRelated Words
unequaled (or unequalled), unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled (or unrivalled), unsurpassed; biggest, hugest, largest; topmost, upmost, uppermostNear Antonyms
littlest, minutest, smallest, tiniest; lowest; fewestNTH Defined for English Language Learners
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