gemmy

See also: Gemmy

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛmi

Etymology 1

From gem +‎ -y.

Adjective

gemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)

  1. Full of, or covered in, gems.
  2. Bright and glittering, as though studded with gems.
    • 1863, Roden Noel, Behind the Veil: And Other Poems, London: Macmillan and Co., page 149:
      His mildly vivid dewy beam
      Of beryl to diffuse: the gleam
      With elf-light tiniest figures lit
      Of shapely moon-fair elves who sit
      Each on a gemmy blade's curled tip
      In circle.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

gemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)

  1. (UK, informal, dated) Spruce; smart; jemmy.
Derived terms