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sandy

[san-dee] Origin

sand·y

[san-dee]
adjective, sand·i·er, sand·i·est.
1.
of the nature of or consisting of sand.
2.
containing or covered with sand.
3.
of a yellowish-red color: sandy hair.
4.
having hair of a sandy color.
5.
shifting or unstable, like sand.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English sandig. See sand, -y1

sand·i·ness, noun

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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San·dy

[san-dee]
noun
1.
a male given name.
2.
a female given name, form of Sandra, Saundra, Sondra.
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sandy (ˈsændɪ)
 
adj , sandier, sandiest
1.  consisting of, containing, or covered with sand
2.  (esp of hair) reddish-yellow
3.  resembling sand in texture
 
'sandiness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

sandy
1473, as a nickname for Alexander; 1523 as "having hair of a yellowish-red color," from O.E. sandig "of the nature of sand" (see sand). Both senses combine in the colloq. use as the typical name for a Scotsman (1785).
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