gemmy
/ˈd͡ʒɛmi/
gemmy adjective: full of, or covered in, gems.
Adjective (1)
gemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)
- 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
- 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 - He looked strained, his eyes gemmy with the determination to sustain all, but his nosy face flat and with a light of pale unhappiness.1953, Saul Bellow, chapter 13, in The Adventures of Augie March, page 294
- His mildly vivid dewy beam
Adjective (2)
Proper noun capitalized: Gemmy
Gemmy
- A diminutive of the female given name Gemma.
Forms of gemmy
| comparative | gemmier |
|---|---|
| superlative | gemmiest |
Origin of gemmy
From gem + -y.
Words formed from gemmy
Words that rhyme with gemmy
Questions about gemmy
- What does gemmy mean?
- Gemmy means full of, or covered in, gems.
- What part of speech is gemmy?
- Gemmy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gemmy?
- Gemmy is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛmi/.
Words near gemmy in the dictionary
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