sandy

¹

[ san-dee ]

adjective

, sand·i·er, sand·i·est.

1. of the nature of or consisting of sand.
2. containing or covered with sand.
3. of a yellowish-red color:

   sandy hair.

4. having hair of a sandy color.
5. shifting or unstable, like sand.

Sandy

²

[ san-dee ]

noun

1. a male given name.
2. a female given name, form of Sandra, Saundra, Sondra.

sandy

/ ˈsændɪ /

adjective

1. consisting of, containing, or covered with sand
2. (esp of hair) reddish-yellow
3. resembling sand in texture

Derived Forms

• ˈsandiness, noun

Other Words From

• sandi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandy¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English sandig. See sand, -y ¹

Example Sentences

For a remote getaway, our in-house travel experts Sandy and Chip Cunningham recommend a stay at newly renovated Nimmo Bay Resort, a 90-minute plane ride from Vancouver.

From Outside Online

Rules state a golfer can take a free drop for a ball embedded anywhere except for sandy areas.

From Washington Post

The sandy bottom is free from reefs, rocks, or other hazards.

From Outside Online

We’re tempted to believe that Todbaum may have misused Sandy’s sister in some way, but she rejects her brother’s inquiries.

From Washington Post

A sample of the river’s sandy bed costs $6,110 a pop, according to water board documents.

From Voice of San Diego

“We dealt with so many problems when we were shooting in New York, like trying to shoot during Hurricane Sandy,” says Esco.

From The Daily Beast

Sweat poured from underneath his helmet and down the thin points of his sandy blond hair.

From The Daily Beast

When Malloy is asked what the hardest part of the last four years has been, he says without hesitation, “Sandy Hook.”

From The Daily Beast

She also chairs the board of directors of the Big Sandy Technical and Community College in Prestonsburg.

From The Daily Beast

“It is totally irrelevant to the race,” said Sandy Maisel, a professor of government at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine.

From The Daily Beast

His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.

From Project Gutenberg

It stood on a sandy road, and a cold wind tickled his knickerbockered legs.

From Project Gutenberg

He walked up the sweep of sandy drive to the hotel and went through the big glass doors.

From Project Gutenberg

"Farmer Green's cat was washing her face on the doorsteps," Sandy explained triumphantly.

From Project Gutenberg

Voices were audible behind them, and Miss de Lorne was coming up the sandy drive with Mrs. Haughstone.

From Project Gutenberg