sandlike

Resembling or having the characteristics of sand, such as texture or granularity.

• 🇩🇪Wie Sand wirkend oder dessen Eigenschaften habend, etwa hinsichtlich Textur, Körnigkeit oder Beschaffenheit.

1. Resembling sand B2 formal

   Having a texture, appearance, or composition similar to sand.

   • The soil in this region is dry and sandlike.
   • The powder had a sandlike consistency.
   • The artist used a sandlike material to create the sculpture.

   🇩🇪sandähnlich

   Synonyme: arenaceousgranulargrittysandy

2. Containing or abounding in sand B2 formal

   Containing a large amount of sand or being composed primarily of sand.

   • The sandlike dunes stretched for miles across the desert.
   • The beach had a sandlike shore that was pleasant to walk on.
   • The sandlike sediment settled at the bottom of the river.

   🇩🇪sandartig

   Synonyme: arenaceousgrittysandy

3. Growing in sandy areas C1 formal

   Describing plants or organisms that thrive in sandy environments.

   • Cacti are sandlike plants that survive in arid, sandy deserts.
   • Certain grasses are sandlike and help stabilize dunes.
   • The sandlike vegetation adapted to the poor, sandy soil.

   🇩🇪In sandigen Gebieten wachsend

   Synonyme: arenicolous

• more sandlike comparative form
• most sandlike superlative form