Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sandy \Sand"y\, a. [Compar. {Sandier}; superl. {Sandiest}.] [AS.
sandig.]
1. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full
of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy
desert, road, or soil.
2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as,
sandy hair.
Source : WordNet®
sandy
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles;
"granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained},
{grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}]
2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
"light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {light}]
3: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen
locks" [syn: {flaxen}]
4: resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas;
"arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {arenaceous},
{sandlike}] [ant: {argillaceous}]
5: abounding in sand; "Florida's sandy beaches"
[also: {sandiest}, {sandier}]
sandier
See {sandy}