sandy

¹

[san-dee]

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.

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

Other Word Forms

• sandiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandy¹

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

Example Sentences

This ongoing process damages the diverse life that depends on sandy environments, disrupts local economies that rely on fishing and tourism, and leaves coastal cities more exposed to encroaching waters.

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Its sandy soils have a low capacity for retaining water and a poor level of organic matter, as does the rest of the Congo River basin, according to the FAO.

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“There’s remnants of what the ride became,” Hahn says, pointing to the map’s depictions of tunnels and sandy areas with hidden loot.

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The dead leaves and vines dissolve into a sandy ash and join the other grains of sand.

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In the foreground was a sandy beach; in the back, palm trees rose like green leafy spires, vibrant against an azure sky.

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