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limby

/ˈlɪ.mi/

limby adjective: having many limbs, or branches.

Adjective

limby (comparative limbier, superlative limbiest)

  1. Having many limbs, or branches.
    • a limby tree

Noun

limby (plural limbies)

  1. (slang) An amputee, especially one who has lost a leg.
    • All the golfers shown played in the N.Z. Annual "wingies" and "limbies" tournament, total number of competitors, 40.1968, George Bremner Abel, Walking Skills for Amputees, page 57
    • In May 1918, work by New Zealand 'limbies' shown in London at the Allied Conference on After Care of Disabled Soldiers was 'reported to be the best and most practical display in the whole exhibition.2013, Sandy Callister, The Face of War: New Zealand's Great War Photography, →ISBN

Forms of limby

Adjective
comparativelimbier
superlativelimbiest
Noun
plurallimbies

Origin of limby

From limb + -y.

Words formed from limby

Words that rhyme with limby

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Questions about limby

What does limby mean?
Limby means having many limbs, or branches.
What part of speech is limby?
Limby can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce limby?
Limby is pronounced /ˈlɪ.mi/.

Words near limby in the dictionary

  1. limburgitic
  2. Limburgs
  3. limbus
  4. limbuses
  5. limbward
  6. limby
  7. LIMDIS
  8. lime
  9. lime blossom
  10. lime blossoms
  11. lime burning

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