sandy

adjectivenouncommon in dialogue

//ˈsændi//

Covered with sand.

adjective

1
Covered with sand.
2
Sprinkled with sand.
3
Containing sand.
Some plants grow best in sandy soil.
4
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.
5
Having the colour of sand.

Etymology

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”).

noun

1
informalA sandwich
2
Variant of pecan sandyinformalEllipsis of pecan sandy.

Forms

plural: sandies
comparative: sandier
superlative: sandiest

Sands · A surname.sandwich · A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically…Sandwich · A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover…

sandy · Covered with sand.

Sandy · A unisex given name from diminutives A diminutive of the male…sane · Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking…sang · ginseng

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