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Webster 1913 Edition


Sandy

Sand′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sandier
;
sup
erl.
Sandiest
.]
[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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sandy

SAND'Y

,
Adj.
1.
Abounding with sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as a sandy desert or plain; a sandy road or soil.
2.
Consisting of sand; not firm or solid; as a sandy foundation.
3.
Of the color of sand; of a yellowish red color; as sandy hair.

Definition 2024


Sandy

Sandy

See also: sandy

English

Proper noun

Sandy

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Sandra and Alexandra.
  3. A small town in Bedfordshire, England.

Noun

Sandy (plural Sandies)

  1. (Geordie, pejorative) Shortened form of Sand Dancer.
  2. (aviation) The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.

sandy

sandy

See also: Sandy

English

Adjective

sandy (comparative sandier, superlative sandiest)

  1. Covered with sand.
  2. Sprinkled with sand.
  3. Like sand, especially in texture.
    • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
      Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
  4. Having the colour of sand.
    sandy colour:    

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  • Appendix:Colors