sandy

Formssandier, sandiest

1. 1
   adjective

   Covered or sprinkled with sand.

   Dad swept the sandy floor of the beach house every evening.

   The picnic blanket got sandier every time the wind picked up.

   Similargritty

2. 2
   adjective

   Having a color like that of sand.

   A tall man with a sandy mustache stood at the counter.

   The living room was repainted in a warm sandy shade.

   Similarbeige

3. 3
   adjective

   Containing sand, or having sand mixed through it.

   Lavender does best in dry, sandy soil with plenty of sun.

   The clams were still a little sandy, even after a long soak.

   Similargritty

4. 4
   adjective

   Resembling sand, especially in its grainy texture.

   Some old pear varieties have a slightly sandy texture near the core.

   The new glaze dried to a sandy finish that felt rough under the fingers.

   Similargrainy, gritty, granular

   Oppositesmooth

5. 5
   nouncolloquialabbreviationellipsis

   Ellipsis of pecan sandy.

   He grabbed a sandy from the tin, scattering pecan crumbs across his desk.

   A crumbly sandy and a cup of coffee make my usual afternoon snack.

   Note

   Clipping pecan sandy to sandy drops the nut and keeps the half that describes the cookie, whose color and texture are those of sand, so the noun is really the color meaning and the texture meaning put to work as a name. Its plural is sandies, as in a tin of sandies, and it belongs to relaxed, everyday talk.

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