sandish

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adjective

Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact.

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sandlikesandy
OriginMiddle English sandishe →
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Meanings

adjectivesandish (comparative more sandish, superlative most sandish)

comparative more sandish · superlative most sandish

  1. Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact.

    Sandish Earth

    1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], “Kalendarium Hortense: Or, The Gard’ners Almanac; […] ”, in Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: sandlike, sandy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveApproaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact.

Similar
sandlikesandy

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsandishe
  2. Englishsandish

From Middle English sandishe, sondisshe, equivalent to sand + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sandish

standishbrandishbandishblandishhandishlandish
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APA

sandish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandish

MLA

“sandish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandish.

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