sandy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
    flaxen.
    • flaxen locks
  2. adjective resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas
    arenaceous; sandlike.
    • arenaceous limestone
    • arenaceous grasses

WordNet

Sand"y adjective
Etymology
AS. sandig.
Wordforms
comparative Sandier ; superlative Sandiest
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913