gemmy
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛmi
Etymology 1
Adjective
gemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)
- Full of gems; bright, glittering.
- 1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The Lady of Shalott”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, part the third, page 13:
- The gemmy bridle glittered free, / Like to some branch of stars we see / Hung in the golden galaxy.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
gemmy (comparative gemmier, superlative gemmiest)