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Limey vs Limy - What's the difference?

limey | limy |

As adjectives the difference between limey and limy

is that limey is resembling limes (the fruit), lime-like while limy is containing or resembling lime.

As a noun limey

is an Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent.

limey

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Resembling limes (the fruit), lime-like.
  • Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit).
    • Full of limey goodness.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, slang) An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent.

    • Synonyms

    * pommy (Australia), pom (Australia)

    Anagrams

    * English informal demonyms

    limy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • containing or resembling lime
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 6:
  • *:Limy muds accumulated there as sediments, and entombed the remains of the animals living on the sea-floor.