"limpy" meaning in All languages combined

See limpy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more limpy [comparative], most limpy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪmpi Etymology: From limp + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|limp|y}} limp + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} limpy (comparative more limpy, superlative most limpy)
  1. Having or resembling a limp. Derived forms: limpiness
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