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• sandy
  sandy

  adjective

  of the nature of or consisting of sand.
• Sandy
  Sandy

  noun

  a male given name.

sandy

¹ American  

[san-dee] / ˈsæn di /

adjective

• sandier,
  comparative
• sandiest
  superlative

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 ² 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 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

Derived Forms

• sandiness
  noun

Inflected Forms

Adjectives

• sandier
  comparative
• sandiest
  superlative

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Etymology

Origin of sandy

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

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Explanation

Something that looks like sand, feels like sand, or is covered in sand is sandy. A sandy beach is lovely; a sandy bed is just uncomfortable. If your dog tracks sand indoors and spreads it all over the place, you've got a sandy house. If your sister's hair is the brownish color of sand, you can describe it as sandy too. And if you spill your ingredients when you're making a cake, you might realize that sugar and flour both look a little sandy when they're on the floor. Sandy comes from the Old English sandig, "of the nature of sand."

Example Sentences

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sandy Sandy sandier sandiest

But in the summer the village with its low houses surrounded by vegetable gardens and fruit trees becomes a tourist hotspot thanks to its long sandy beaches.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

It also provides direct access to a sandy beach with a wooden staircase situated around the back of the house.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Fine, silty material appeared at the bottom, while coarse, sandy sediment sat on top.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

In Pattaya, the sailors from the Lincoln continue a long tradition of U.S. servicemen seeking respite at the city’s wide sandy beach, restaurants and bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

I see one vibrating, halfway out of the sand, and I dare myself to grab it….I hold it in my hand and after one more ring, I answer, pressing the sandy iPhone to my ear.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Sandy, 12, said she began wearing a headscarf about a year ago because "I place a lot of importance on my religion and I want to be able to live it".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

“We have a house in Sandy Springs, which I don’t particularly like. I just don’t. I’m just being honest. But downtown, like Inman Park and all that, I love.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Shortly before Jackie took ill, the chicks — Sandy and Luna —successfully fledged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

However, their record 39-game run of victories was finally halted by Canada, last year's World Cup finalists, in a thrilling 26-26 draw at Sandy Park last week.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

I was positive Sandy June’s hadn’t been around that long.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

In the drier, sandier areas of the western Kalahari Desert and Namibia, Khoisan speakers remained the dominant group until more recent times.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Mr McCann says this huge number was necessary because "the same crop can look very different if it was planted in, say, sandier soil compared to soil that gets lots of rain and sun".

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2023

Muscovado sugar is similar to brown sugar but with a much stronger flavor and a damper, sandier texture...

From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2022

Or the wines of the Marne Valley, where the sandier soils have their own softer expression.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2019

At last, after interminable time, they seemed to strike a sandier soil, more level country—indeed, the trail was following the contour of a high sandy ridge among the pines.

From The Sagebrusher A Story of the West by Emerson Hough

You reverse what you tried for going up and aim for the sandiest places in order to glissade down.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2014

The road was the sandiest and least traveled that he experienced.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2014

He smacked the ground face-first in the world’s sandiest belly flop.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

You are the pluckiest, sandiest girl I've ever known.

From The Hollow of Her Hand by George Barr McCutcheon

Soil and location: Grows in the poorest and sandiest soils where few other trees will grow.

From Studies of Trees by Jacob Joshua Levison

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