sandy
pronunciation
How to pronounce sandy in British English:
UK [ˈsændi]
How to pronounce sandy in American English:
US [ˈsændi]
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- Adjective:
- composed of or covered with relatively large particles
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
- resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas
- abounding in sand
Word Origin
- sandy (adj.)
- Old English sandig "of the nature of sand;" see sand (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "of yellowish-red hue" (in reference to hair) is from 1520s.
- Sandy (n.)
- late 15c. as a nickname for Alexander; as the typical name for a Scotsman from 1785, also drawing on the hair-color sense of sandy (adj.). Also Sawney, and with diminutive form Saunder preserved in surnames.
Example
- 1. Narrator : sandy and tom both collect foreign coins .
- 2. But one sandy desert hillside shines jet-black .
- 3. Sandy and john agree to unite their kingdoms .
- 4. Hurricane sandy is heading up the east coast .
- 5. Is s. larson a woman named sandy ?