bandy

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbæn.di/ UK /ˈbæn.di/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like bendy /ɛ/ vs /æ/

Freq #39655

Meanings

1

adj
curved outward at or below the knees; bowlegged

The costumer was a short man with bandy legs.
2

verb
to pass words, ideas, names, or objects back and forth, often casually or argumentatively

Commentators continued to bandy the same rumors about without checking them.
3

noun
a team sport played on ice with sticks and a ball

The winter club fields a bandy team as well as an ice hockey team.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · curved outward at or below... bowedbowlegged

2 verb · to pass words, ideas,... exchangetoss arounddiscuss

3 noun · a team sport played on ice... bandy hockey

Opposites

straight-legged

Word family

Forms bandying

Derived forms bandy-legged

Related forms bowed hockey banter

Common collocations

bandy about Verb + adverb

Etymology

The verb probably comes from French bander ("to strike a ball with a racket"); the game name developed from an early racket-and-ball use. The adjective may refer to the game's curved stick, though its origin is uncertain. The modern verb commonly appears in bandy about.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# bandy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbæn.di/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbæn.di/
**Frequency rank:** 39655

## Meanings
1. curved outward at or below the knees; bowlegged
2. to pass words, ideas, names, or objects back and forth, often casually or argumentatively
3. a team sport played on ice with sticks and a ball

## Examples
- The costumer was a short man with bandy legs.
- Commentators continued to bandy the same rumors about without checking them.
- The winter club fields a bandy team as well as an ice hockey team.

## Synonyms
- bowlegged
- exchange
- toss around

## Antonyms
- straight-legged

## Derived Forms
- bandy-legged

## Related Forms
- bowed
- hockey
- banter

## Etymology
The verb probably comes from French bander ("to strike a ball with a racket"); the game name developed from an early racket-and-ball use. The adjective may refer to the game's curved stick, though its origin is uncertain. The modern verb commonly appears in bandy about.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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