Meanings
adjectivelimy (comparative limier, superlative limiest)
comparative limier · superlative limiest
- containing or resembling lime
Limy muds accumulated there as sediments, and entombed the remains of the animals living on the sea-floor.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 6
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian варов, варовит
- варов (varov)containing or resembling lime
- варовит (varovit)containing or resembling lime
German kalkig
- kalkigcontaining or resembling lime
Irish aolmhar
- aolmharcontaining or resembling lime
Turkish kireçli
- kireçlicontaining or resembling lime
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with limy
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Cite this entry
APA
limy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limy
MLA
“limy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limy.
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