sandy
adjective
of the nature of or consisting of sand.
sandy
1 American
[san-dee]
/ ˈsæn di /
sandy
British
/ ˈsændɪ /
adjective
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consisting of, containing, or covered with sand
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(esp of hair) reddish-yellow
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resembling sand in texture
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Etymology
Origin of sandy
before 1000; Middle English; Old English sandig. See sand, -y 1
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."
Vocabulary lists containing sandy
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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
The stretch of track along the San Clemente shoreline has long offered picturesque views of sandy beaches and lapping ocean waves for passengers traveling between Los Angeles and San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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
While stopped at a sandy ridge nicknamed "Chocolatal," Curiosity used its navigation cameras to photograph the surrounding landscape at two different times of day.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Then suddenly he waded into the water a few feet and began feeling around along the sandy banks.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
Actor Josh Brolin has sold his sprawling Sandy Springs, Ga., estate for $4 million—a final sale price falling just under $1 million less than the original asking price of $4.999 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Students “feel good, because they got a scholarship,” said Sandy Baum, a higher-education economist and senior fellow at the Urban Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Byrne is survived by his siblings Eileen, Sandy, Carol and Steve; his three children, Merlin, Dylan and Chloe; and his ex-wife, Elena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“I guess Adam does have an alibi, after all,” Joe said as Sandy hurried around behind the counter to wait on someone.
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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
The sight of this man was like the finding of an oasis at the point where the desert is sandiest, deadliest, most unbearable.
From The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston
Hubbardson will utilize the sandiest soil of any northern variety, preferring rich, fine, sandy loams.
From Apple Growing by M. C. Burritt
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