English

Numeral

ninety-ninth

1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number ninety-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 99 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the ninety-ninth page of the book.

   She finished ninety-ninth in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

• 99th, 99^th

Noun

ninety-ninth ‎(plural ninety-ninths)

1. (fractional) One of ninety-nine equal parts of a whole.

   A ninety-ninth of 1980 is 20.