sandy

[ san-dee ]
/ ˈsæn di /
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adjective, sand·i·er, sand·i·est.

of the nature of or consisting of sand.
containing or covered with sand.
of a yellowish-red color: sandy hair.
having hair of a sandy color.
shifting or unstable, like sand.

Origin of sandy

before 1000; Middle English; Old English sandig. See sand, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM sandy

sand·i·ness, noun

Words nearby sandy

sandwich man, sandwich panel, sandwich tern, sandworm, sandwort, sandy, sandy blight, sandy city, sandy hook, sane, sanfilippo's syndrome

Definition for sandy (2 of 3)

Sandy
[ san-dee ]
/ ˈsæn di /

noun

a male given name.
a female given name, form of Sandra, Saundra, Sondra.

Definition for sandy (3 of 3)

Koufax
[ koh-faks ]
/ ˈkoʊ fæks /

noun

SanfordSandy,born 1935, U.S. baseball player.

Words related to sandy

arenaceous, gritty, granular, acervulus, ammophilous, arenicolous, sabulous

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British Dictionary definitions for sandy

sandy
/ (ˈsændɪ) /

adjective sandier or sandiest

consisting of, containing, or covered with sand
(esp of hair) reddish-yellow
resembling sand in texture

Derived forms of sandy

sandiness, noun