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Webster 1913 Edition


Limy

Lim′y

(līm′y̆)
,
Adj.
[See 4th
Lime
.]
1.
Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous.
Limy snares.”
Spenser.
2.
Containing lime;
as, a
limy
soil
.
3.
Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.

Webster 1828 Edition


Limy

LI'MY

,
Adj.
[See lime.]
1.
Viscous; glutinous; as limy snares.
2.
Containing lime; as a limy soil.
3.
Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.

Definition 2024


limy

limy

English

Adjective

limy (comparative limier, superlative limiest)

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

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