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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Limy

Limy \Lim"y\ (l[imac]m"[y^]), a. [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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
limy

resembling or coated with lime, 1550s, from lime (n.1) + -y (2).

Wiktionary
limy

a. containing or resembling lime

Usage examples of "limy".

This process of solution, by which the limy matter deposited on the bottom is taken back into the water, goes on everywhere, but at a rate which increases with the depth.