different between limpest vs limpet

English

Etymology

limp +? -est

Adjective

limpest

1. superlative form of limp: most limp

Verb

limpest

1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of limp

Anagrams

• limpets, timples

English

Alternative forms

• limpin (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu (“lamprey”), borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though is traditionally thought to derive from lamb? (“I lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of lamprey, which came through Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?m.p?t/
• * Rhymes: -?mp?t

Noun

limpet (plural limpets)

1. A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
2. (Britain) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.

   He stuck to me like a limpet all day!

Derived terms

• limpet mine

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “limpet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Further reading

• limpet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Patellidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• timple