/ˈsændi/
OriginFrom 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”).
- Covered with sand.
- Sprinkled with sand.
- Containing sand.
“Some plants grow best in sandy soil.”
- Like sand, especially in texture.
“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”
- Having the colour of sand.
- informalA sandwich
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informalEllipsis of pecan sandy.
- slangA Scotsman.
- The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.
- A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.
- A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.
- A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).
- A settlement in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales, just west of Llanelli town (OS grid ref SN4900).
Formssandier(comparative) · sandiest(superlative) · sandies(plural) · Sandi(alternative) · Sandie(alternative) · Sandies(plural)