limy

American  

[lahy-mee] / ˈlaɪ mi /

adjective

limier, limiest

1. consisting of, containing, or like lime.

2. smeared with birdlime.

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limy ¹ British  

/ ˈlaɪmɪ /

adjective

1. of, like, or smeared with birdlime

2. containing or characterized by the presence of lime

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limy ² British  

/ ˈlaɪmɪ /

adjective

1. of or tasting of lime (the fruit)

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Other Word Forms

• liminess
  noun

Etymology

Origin of limy

First recorded in 1545–55; lime ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

limy limier

Beneath six inches of limy earth, one of Bellante's men struck a marble fragment shaped like the calf of a human leg, about twice lifesize.

From Time Magazine Archive

The living corals one sees in the shallow water of the Florida coast to-day are building land by building up their limy skeletons.

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen

It is wise to have the dentist examine the teeth once or twice every year and remove a limy substance called tartar collecting at their base.

From Health Lessons Book 1 by Davison, Alvin

It has special adaptation for being grown on calcareous or limy soils.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas

These limy fossils might not be seen at all, were they not bedded in shales, which are very fine-grained.

From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Limerence She says, from the French word limier.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander