gemmy

American  

[jem-ee] / ˈdʒɛm i /

adjective

gemmier, gemmiest

1. having gems; set with gems.

2. like a gem, especially in being bright, glittering, or sparkling.

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Other Word Forms

• gemminess
  noun
• gemmily
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of gemmy

1400–50; late Middle English. See gem, -y ¹

Example Sentences

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gemmy

A gemmy, translucent, Sapphire cluster with thin hexagonal plates comprising a very sculptural specimen.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 14, 2012

We caught an apostolic boat-load of beauties fresh and blooming as Aurora, silver as the morning star, gemmy with eye-spots as a tiger-lily.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 by Various

The Night arose in strength and shook a golden dew of stars from the tresses of her streaming clouds, till the wonderful deep heavens sparkled with a myriad gemmy points.

From Mr. Meeson's Will by Haggard, Henry Rider

The heroine is the gemmy character of the story; but, in that of the King so much license has been used as almost to defy its identification with history.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 489, May 14, 1831 by Various

Would we know the truth, the gemmy walks of knowledge, the flowery bowers of inward and joyous life, the teachings of nature, revelation, the Son and the Father?

From Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. by Weaver, George Sumner