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gemmiest

gemmiest is the superlative form of gemmy.

Meaning of gemmy

Adjective (1)

gemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)

  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.1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The Lady of Shalott”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, part the third, page 13
  2. 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.1863, Roden Noel, Behind the Veil: And Other Poems, London: Macmillan and Co., page 149

Adjective (2)

gemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)

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

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Questions about gemmiest

What is gemmiest the superlative form of?
Gemmiest is the superlative form of gemmy.

Words near gemmiest in the dictionary

  1. gemmer
  2. gemmeries
  3. gemmers
  4. gemmery
  5. gemmier
  6. gemmiest
  7. gemmiferous
  8. gemmification
  9. gemmifications
  10. gemmiform
  11. Gemmill

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