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sandy

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand +‎ -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).

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Adjective

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sandy (comparative sandier, superlative sandiest)

  1. Covered with sand.
  2. Sprinkled with sand.
  3. Containing sand.
    Some plants grow best in sandy soil.
  4. Like sand, especially in texture.
    • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
      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.
  5. Having the colour of sand.
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Noun

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sandy (plural sandies)

  1. (informal) A sandwich
  2. (informal) Ellipsis of pecan sandy.
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