sandy

Formssandier, sandiest

1. 1
   adjective

   Covered with sand, or with bits of sand on it.

   The kids came home from the beach with sandy feet.

   Shake out your sandy towel before you get in the car.

   Similargritty

2. 2
   adjective

   Having the same color as sand.

   The boy had sandy hair and lots of freckles.

   The cat's fur is a sandy color with dark stripes.

   Similarbeige

3. 3
   adjective

   Having sand in it.

   Carrots grow well in sandy ground.

   After the storm, the river water was brown and sandy.

   Similargritty

4. 4
   adjective

   Like sand, most of all in the way it feels.

   The old ice cream had a sandy feel on my tongue.

   Mix the butter into the flour until it looks sandy.

   Similargrainy, gritty, granular

   Oppositesmooth

5. 5
   nouncolloquialabbreviationellipsis

   Ellipsis of pecan sandy. A short, casual name for the cookie.

   I dipped a buttery sandy into my glass of milk.

   There's one sandy left in the cookie jar.

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