Gemmy

adj, name, slang

adj, name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of, or covered in, gems.

    "The gemmy bridle glittered free, / Like to some branch of stars we see / Hung in the golden galaxy."

  2. 2
    Spruce; smart; jemmy. UK, dated, informal
  3. 3
    Bright and glittering, as though studded with gems.

    "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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Gemma.

Example

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"The gemmy bridle glittered free, / Like to some branch of stars we see / Hung in the golden galaxy."

Etymology

From gem + -y.

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