sandy

Meaning

Adj

1. Covered with sand.
2. Sprinkled with sand.
3. Containing sand.
4. Like sand, especially in texture.
5. Having the colour of sand.

Noun

1. (informal) A sandwich
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of pecan sandy.

Synonyms

gritty

sabulous

arenaceous

sandlike

sand

rust-colored

soil

flaxen

powdery

reddish

dust

light-haired

light red

shoaly

arenose

yellowish-red

poplar knight

grainy

poplar tricholoma

gravel

gravelly

loose

porous

Translations

arenoso

sandig

sabbioso

sablonneux

arenoso

sableux

zanderig

sorrenc

mul

arenoso

αμμώδης

rul

zandkleurig

αμμουδερός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsændi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sandi

Inherited from Old English: sandiġ

Cognate with Dutch: zandig

Cognate with German: sandig

Cognate with Swedish: sandig

In summary

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”).