sandy
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- adjective
- /ˈsændi/
:
arenoso
- The children built sandcastles on the soft, sandy beach.
- sandy soil
- sandy beach
- sandy loam
And I went tearing off down that dusty, sandy place.
- And I went tearing off down that dusty, sandy place.
- What will happen if I walk across a sandy beach?
- Clay soil, sandy, sandy clay loam.
- Asparagus love sandy soil, sandy loam, because its roots go down very deep.
- So the Middle East, it's kind of sandy at times.
Examples
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We went to this small sandy islet to sit, drink, and talk.
Fiction book (1993) -
Watch your wheels, boys, sandy territory ahead.
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The beach was too sandy.
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This sandy plot is plain.
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You know, blue skies, sandy beaches, fresh water, all that.
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Half a mile's walk brought her to a sandy field with clumps.
Fiction book (1994) -
I guess you never drive your old Chevy down that sandy road anymore.
Fiction book (1995) -
We are working with very sandy soil that would be most subject to leaching.
Academic text (1995) -
Tropical breezes, sandy beaches, smiling natives.
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I'm talking palm trees, all-you-can-eat sunshine, nice sandy beach, surrounded by grapefruits the size of your head.
Synonyms
Soil or plants that have a lot of sand and grow in sandy places
Having a dry, rough feel like small loose grains
Compounds
A mushroom you can eat that grows in clusters in sandy soil under cottonwood trees
How Sandy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sandy is made from sand plus the ending -y, where -y means 'full of' or 'having'. So sandy describes something covered with or like sand, such as a beach or soil with a lot of loose sand.