sandinessn.
/ˈsandɪnɪs/ 1. The quality or condition of being sandy.
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sandiness1642
sabulosity1721
sabulousness1727
1642 Animadversions Animadverted 4 in Animadversions Notes Late Observator (new ed.) The sandinesse and incoherence of the Animadversors consequence.
1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 132 The sandiness of their walks.
1873 F. T. Roberts 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 7b.)
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1897 C. M. Flandrau Harvard Episodes 31 Their persistent ‘sandiness’ compelled his admiration.
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