gemmy /ˈd͡ʒɛmi/ adjective3 •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 •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 •(informal, old-fashioned) Spruce; smart; jemmy. formsgemmier · gemmiest