lamby
lamby adjective: resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb. Also the alternative form of lambie.
Adjective
lamby (comparative lambier or more lamby, superlative lambiest or most lamby)
- Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb.
- We try to avoid a lamby or "woolly" flavor.1994, Shirley Humphrey, Eric Mussen, Small farm handbook, page 104
- The resulting sausages, incorporated into various dishes or grilled on their own, are plump torpedoes of lamby goodness, aggressively and expertly spiced.2007 May 6, “Eastward Ho”, in New York Times
Proper noun capitalized: Lamby
Lamby
- Nickname for George Lamb (born 1979), English radio and television presenter.
Also used as
lamby is also the alternative form of lambie.
Forms of lamby
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | lambier |
| comparative | more lamby |
| superlative | lambiest |
| superlative | most lamby |
| Noun | |
| plural | lambies |
Origin of lamby
From lamb + -y.
From Lamb + -y.
Words formed from lamby
Words that rhyme with lamby
Questions about lamby
- What does lamby mean?
- Lamby means resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb.
- What part of speech is lamby?
- Lamby can be an adjective or a proper noun.
Words near lamby in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lamby (page history and authors); Lamby (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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