Sandy Meaning
/ˈsændi/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCovered with sand.
adjSprinkled with sand.
Sentence Examples
Several children are playing on the sandy beach.
Spanish words sound sandy.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Because the beach was mostly ____, she had to clean her shoes before leaving.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The path wound through ____ dunes covered in coarse grass down to the shoreline.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because the beach was mostly ____, she had to clean her shoes before leaving.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The path wound through ____ dunes covered in coarse grass down to the shoreline.