limey
About 0.06 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.
- adjective Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit).
This drink is full of limey goodness.
- noun An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; an English or British immigrant.
- noun An English or British ship.
Similar words
john bull limelike lemonlike lime citruslike lemony citrusy limolike fruitlike limousinelike
Often followed by
soil and was soils slag clay clays sandstones bastard
Word family
Limey Limeys limeyer limeyest limeys limy
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