sandy
AdjektivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //ˈsændi//
Covered with sand.
Adjektiv
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Covered with sand.
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Sprinkled with sand.
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Containing sand.
Some plants grow best in sandy soil.
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Like sand, especially in texture.
Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
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Having the colour of sand.
Herkunft
From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).
Substantiv
- 1
umgangssprachlichA sandwich
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Variante von pecan sandyumgangssprachlichEllipsis of pecan sandy.
Formen
- Plural
- sandies
- Komparativ
- sandier
- Superlativ
- sandiest