limy

English

Etymology

From lime +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlʌɪ.mi/
• 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.

Derived terms

• liminess

Translations

containing or resembling lime

Bulgarian: варов (varov), варовит (varovit) German: kalkig (de) Irish: aolmhar Ottoman Turkish: كیرجلو (kirecli) Turkish: kireçli (tr)