Sandy

¹ American  

[san-dee] / ˈsæn di /

noun

1. a male given name.

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

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sandy ² American  

[san-dee] / ˈsæn di /

adjective

sandier, sandiest

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.

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sandy British  

/ ˈsændɪ /

adjective

1. consisting of, containing, or covered with sand

2. (esp of hair) reddish-yellow

3. resembling sand in texture

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Other Word Forms

• sandiness noun

Etymology

Origin of sandy

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

Example Sentences

Visitors can shop for cardamom or phone chargers in its sandy central marketplace without protection, supervision or fear.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s known for its large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers with a green stripe that bloom from late winter to spring in sandy soils.

From Los Angeles Times

TOKYO—On a sandy coastline 180 miles from Tokyo, a giant nuclear reactor will soon come back to life after more than a decade offline.

From The Wall Street Journal

Qahtan al-Mhana, from the agriculture ministry, said that stabilising the soil gives agricultural efforts in sandy areas a chance to endure.

From Barron's

The Winnie-the-Pooh stories are set in Ashdown Forest, an area of open heathland on the highest sandy ridges of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

From BBC