1
: numbered with an unspecified or indefinitely large ordinal number
for the nth time
2
: extreme, utmost
to the nth degree

Examples of nth in a Sentence

exaggerates to the nth degree about everything she ever did
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Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady made N.F.L. history on Sunday for the nth time in his career. Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023 While from the outside peering in, press office culture tries to control professional players’ outward profile to the nth degree. Henry Flynn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022 And the curation of those clothes has been pored over to the nth degree. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2022 Over time, this intention develops into a habit, or better yet, a wisdom ritual of nth order decision making, resulting in a compounding reduction of bad outcomes and increase of good ones. Tim Maurer, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for nth 

Word History

Etymology

n (indefinite number) + -th

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nth was in 1756

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Cite this Entry

“Nth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nth. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

nth

adjective
1
: numbered with an unspecified or indefinitely large ordinal number
for the nth time
2
: utmost sense 2, extreme
to the nth degree
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