limy

[ lahy-mee ]

adjective

, lim·i·er, lim·i·est.

1. consisting of, containing, or like lime.
2. smeared with birdlime.

limy

¹

/ ˈlaɪmɪ /

adjective

1. of, like, or smeared with birdlime
2. containing or characterized by the presence of lime

limy

²

/ ˈlaɪmɪ /

adjective

1. of or tasting of lime (the fruit)

Derived Forms

• ˈliminess, noun

Other Words From

• limi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of limy¹

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

Example Sentences

They show their distant relationship to birds in that their large eggs are incased in a leathery, limy shell.

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Munson states that in cultivation it does well in any but very limy soils.

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I furnish it with a heap of those limy incrustations wherewith certain springs in the neighborhood cover the dead clump of rushes.

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Cinerea grows along streams mostly in limy soils, and is seldom found in very dry land.

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Resistant to drought, vigorous, prolific; pistillate; adapted to limy and black soils of the South.

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