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limelike

limelike adjective: resembling a lime (the fruit).

Adjective

limelike (comparative more limelike, superlative most limelike)

  1. Resembling a lime (the fruit).
  2. Resembling lime (the mineral).

Forms of limelike

comparativemore limelike
superlativemost limelike

Origin of limelike

From lime + -like.

Questions about limelike

What does limelike mean?
Limelike means resembling a lime (the fruit).
What part of speech is limelike?
Limelike is an adjective.

Words near limelike in the dictionary

  1. limelighted
  2. limelighter
  3. limelighters
  4. limelighting
  5. limelights
  6. limelike
  7. limelit
  8. limeman
  9. limemen
  10. limen
  11. Limenean

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