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

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

But the skeletons, with the exception of the teeth, were reduced to a complete limy substance, and their forms destroyed.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

This process of solution, by which the limy matter deposited on the bottom is taken back into the water, goes on everywhere, but at a rate which increases with the depth.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate

These eggs are about the size of those of a goose, and are covered with a limy shell.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.

It does best in rather poor, light soil, especially if limy.

From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville)