Definition of SANDY

sandy

Plural: sandies

Adjective Satellite

  • of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

Adjective

  • Consisting of, covered with, or resembling sand.
  • resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

Adj

  • Covered with sand.
  • Sprinkled with sand.
  • Containing sand.
  • Like sand, especially in texture.
  • Having the colour of sand.

Noun

  • A sandwich
  • Ellipsis of pecan sandy.

Examples

  • Her chances of winning looked a bit SANDY after her opponent played a bingo in Words With Friends.
  • Some plants grow best in sandy soil.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Antonyms

argillaceous

Scrabble Score: 9

sandy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sandy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sandy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

sandy: valid Words With Friends Word