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Webster 1913 Edition
Sandy
Sand′y
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sandier
; sup
erl.
Sandiest
.] [AS.
sandig
.] 1.
Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand;
as, a
. sandy
desert, road, or soil2.
Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color;
as,
. sandy
hairWebster 1828 Edition
Sandy
SAND'Y
,Adj.
1.
Abounding with sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as a sandy desert or plain; a sandy road or soil.2.
Consisting of sand; not firm or solid; as a sandy foundation.3.
Of the color of sand; of a yellowish red color; as sandy hair.Definition 2024
Sandy
Sandy
See also: sandy
English
Proper noun
Sandy
- A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.
- A diminutive of the female given names Sandra and Alexandra.
- A small town in Bedfordshire, England.
Noun
Sandy (plural Sandies)
- (Geordie, pejorative) Shortened form of Sand Dancer.
- (aviation) The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.
sandy
sandy
See also: Sandy
English
Adjective
sandy (comparative sandier, superlative sandiest)
- Covered with sand.
- Sprinkled with sand.
- Like sand, especially in texture.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
- 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.
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sandy colour:
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Derived terms
- Great Sandy Desert
- pecan sandy
Translations
covered with sand
like sand
sand-coloured
See also
- Appendix:Colors