limy

adjective

ˈlī-mē 

variants or limey

limier; limiest

1

: smeared with or consisting of lime : viscous

2

: containing lime or limestone

3

: resembling or having the qualities of lime

Examples of limy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, Birmingham’s iron ore had enough limy material already inside it that little or no additional limestone was needed, Lacefield said. —Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 1 Dec. 2021

Lacefield writes that in quieter geologic times, that mud mixed with limy shells to form limestone. —Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 17 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

limy

adjective

variants or limey

ˈlī-mē

limier; limiest

: containing lime or limestone