单词 |
sandiness |
释义 |
sandiness|ˈsændɪnɪs| [f. sandy a. + -ness.] 1. The quality or condition of being sandy.
c1642Observator Def. 6 The sandinesse and incoherence of the Animadversors consequence. 1783W. F. Martyn Geog. Mag. II. 132 The sandiness of their walks. 1873Roberts Handbk. Med. 173 The eyes are injected and watery, with a feeling of soreness and sandiness. 2. U.S. slang. The quality of having ‘sand’ or pluck. (Cf. sand n.2 7 b.)
1897Flandrau Harvard Episodes 31 Their persistent ‘sandiness’ compelled his admiration. |

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