Sandier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sandy \Sand"y\, a. [Compar. {Sandier}; superl. {Sandiest}.] [AS.
     sandig.]
     1. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full
        of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy
        desert, road, or soil.
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     2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as,
        sandy hair.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sandy
       adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles;
              "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained},
               {grainy}, {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}]
       2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
          "light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {light}]
       3: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen
          locks" [syn: {flaxen}]
       4: resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas;
          "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses" [syn: {arenaceous},
           {sandlike}] [ant: {argillaceous}]
       5: abounding in sand; "Florida's sandy beaches"
       [also: {sandiest}, {sandier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sandier
       See {sandy}