SANDY

arenaceous, sandy, sandlike

(adjective) resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas; ā€œarenaceous limestoneā€; ā€œarenaceous grassesā€

flaxen, sandy

(adjective) of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; ā€œflaxen locksā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Sandy

A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.

A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra.

A small town in Bedfordshire, England.

Noun

Sandy (plural Sandies)

(slang) A Scotsman.

(Geordie, pejorative) A Sand Dancer.

(aviation) The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.

Etymology

Adjective

sandy (comparative sandier, superlative sandiest)

Covered with sand.

Sprinkled with sand.

Containing sand.

Like sand, especially in texture.

Having the colour of sand.

Source: Wiktionary


Sand"y, a. [Compar. Sandier; superl. Sandiest.] Etym: [AS. sandig.]

1. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil.

2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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