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Definition of sandy : 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.

Synonyms:

friable, permeable, light-haired, granular, arenaceous, loose, gritty, grainy, coarse, blonde, fair-haired, faded, sandlike, towheaded, beachy, coarse-grained, granulose, farinaceous, porous, reddish, fair, blond, beachlike, light

dusty, crumbly, floury, mealy, powdery, chalky

gilded, aurin, goldenrod, creamy, crocus, sunny, primrose, lemon, sunshine, amber, yellow, buttery, cream-colored, sulfur, champagne, tawny, chartreuse, honey, sallow, buff, honey-colored, canary, mustard, dandelion, xanthic, flaxen, gold, ecru, straw, fallow, maize, citron, jasmine, saffron, jaundiced, golden

Usage examples:

• Through these by- ways the native woman proved a sure guide, and soon, through a gap, they saw the open, sandy waste which lay around the deserted town. - "Jack Haydon's Quest", John Finnemore.
• Then the strange creature turned and suddenly made for a small rock, which stood out of the water a little way from the sandy beach. - "The Curlytops on Star Island", Howard R. Garis.
• Crossing this sandy strip they entered the sheriff's office. - "The Just and the Unjust", Vaughan Kester.