CEFR C1

hundred-and-ninetieth

adjective

Meaning

hundred-and-ninetieth means the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as hundred-and-ninetieth.
A hundred-and-ninetieth tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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hundred-and-ninetieth (C1)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as hundred-and-ninetieth.
A hundred-and-ninetieth tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use hundred-and-ninetieth

hundred-and-ninetieth + noun (collocation): Use hundred-and-ninetieth before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a hundred-and-ninetieth reaction."
become hundred-and-ninetieth (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became hundred-and-ninetieth near the end."

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