limy

limy

English

Etymology

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English lime
English -y
English limy

    From lime + -y.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlʌɪ.mi/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɪmi
    • Homophone: limey

    Adjective

    limy (comparative limier, superlative limiest)

    1. containing or resembling lime
      • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 6:
        Limy muds accumulated there as sediments, and entombed the remains of the animals living on the sea-floor.

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