sandy

CEFRA2

/ˈsændi/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Covered with or containing a lot of sand.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Pale yellow-brown in color, like some types of sand.

Examples

  • Several children are playing on the sandy beach.

  • Some plants grow best in sandy soil.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Containing sand.

  2. Sprinkled with sand.

  3. Covered with sand.

More examples

In context

  • Spanish words sound sandy.

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Origin

adjective

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”).