Word forms: comparative jammier, superlative jammiest
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone as jammy, you mean that they are very lucky because something good has happened to them, without their making much effort or deserving such luck.
[British, informal]
You'd think that at least he'd have the good grace to admit his blinding, jammy luck.
Synonyms: lucky, favoured, charmed, fortunate More Synonyms of jammy
jammy in British English
(ˈdʒæmɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -mier or -miest
1.
covered with or tasting like jam
2. British slang
lucky
jammy so-and-sos!
Synonyms of 'jammy'
lucky, favoured, charmed, fortunate
More Synonyms of jammy
(adjective)
Definition
lucky
(British, slang)
He is seen as lucky. Dead jammy, in fact.
Synonyms
lucky
I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
favoured
They think of us as favoured beings.
charmed
fortunate
He has had a very fortunate life.
blessed
He's the son of a doctor, and well blessed with money.
prosperous
serendipitous
It appears to have been a serendipitous discovery made around the year 200.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of blessed
Definition
bringing great happiness or good fortune
He's the son of a doctor, and well blessed with money.
Synonyms
endowed,
supplied,
granted,
favoured,
lucky,
fortunate,
furnished,
bestowed,
jammy (British, slang)
in the sense of favoured
They think of us as favoured beings.
Synonyms
privileged,
advantaged,
lucky,
blessed,
elite,
fortunate,
jammy (British, slang)
in the sense of fortunate
Definition
having good luck
He has had a very fortunate life.
Synonyms
lucky,
happy,
favoured,
bright,
golden,
rosy,
on a roll,
jammy (British, slang),
in luck,
having a charmed life,
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Nearby words of
jammy
jam
jam-packed
jamboree
jammy
jangle
janitor
Japanese
Synonyms of 'jammy'
jammy
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of serendipitous
It appears to have been a serendipitous discovery made around the year 200.