gemmy

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gem·my

(jĕm′ē)

adj. gem·mi·er, gem·mi·est

1. Full of or set with gems.

2. Glittering like a gem.

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gem•my

(ˈdʒɛm i)

adj. -mi•er, -mi•est.

1. having gems; set with gems.

2. like a gem, esp. in being bright or sparkling.

[1400–50]

gem′mi•ly, adv.

gem′mi•ness, n.

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The stout amethyst crystals (terminal rhombohedron faces dominating) are medium-lustrous and color-zoned, with the best, gemmiest purple tones near their tips.

Denver Show 2009

The second new Burmese (Myanmaroid?) item, reportedly from "near Mogok," was phenakite, in the jazziest, brightest, gemmiest crystals of this species that I have ever seen.

Denver Show 2004

The Bruts also had a nice relict hoard of last yearns gem zoisite (tanzanite), in loose thumbnail single crystals and parallel groups of two or three, the gemmiest specimens approaching $1000 in price, but a bright, sharp one with too much internal crazing for gem use ran only $129.