Lucky vs Gemmy - What's the difference?
lucky | gemmy |
Favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune. Said of persons.
Producing, or resulting in, good chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate.
Full of gems; bright; glittering.
(UK, informal, dated) spruce; smart
(Webster 1913)
As adjectives the difference between lucky and gemmy
is that lucky is favoured by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune said of persons while gemmy is full of gems; bright; glittering.lucky
English
Adjective
(er)- a lucky adventurer
- The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
- a lucky mistake
- a lucky cast
- a lucky hour
Quotations
* 1989 , Howard Ashman, “Under the Sea”, The Little Mermaid , Walt Disney Feature Animation *: They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fateSynonyms
* (favored by luck ): fortunate, successful * (producing or resulting in good chance ): auspicious, favorable/favourable, fortunate, fortuitousDerived terms
* get lucky * lucky dip * lucky you * should be so luckygemmy
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The gemmy bridle glittered free. — Tennyson.