Standard Lemma guide

limy

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈlʌɪ.mi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪmi
  • homophone: limey

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adj

Meaning 1

containing or resembling lime

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From lime + -y.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: варов (varov) — containing or resembling lime
  • Bulgarian: варовит (varovit) — containing or resembling lime
  • German: kalkig — containing or resembling lime
  • Irish: aolmhar — containing or resembling lime
  • Turkish: kireçli — containing or resembling lime
  • Ottoman Turkish: كیرجلو (kirecli) — containing or resembling lime