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sandiest

sandiest is the superlative form of sandy.

Meaning of sandy

Adjective

sandy (comparative sandier, superlative sandiest)

  1. Covered with sand.
  2. Sprinkled with sand.
  3. Containing sand.
    • Some plants grow best in sandy soil.
  4. Like sand, especially in texture.
    • 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
  5. Having the colour of sand.

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Questions about sandiest

What is sandiest the superlative form of?
Sandiest is the superlative form of sandy.

Words near sandiest in the dictionary

  1. Sandie
  2. Sandiego
  3. Sandiegos
  4. sandier
  5. sandies
  6. sandiest
  7. Sandifer
  8. Sandifer syndrome
  9. sandification
  10. Sandiford
  11. Sandifords

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