beachy

adjective \ ˈbē-chē \

|Updated on: 4 Jun 2018

Definition of beachy

beachier; beachiest

1 : covered with pebbles or shingle

2 : characterized by beaches

a beachy island

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So amp it up with a curling iron to create big, beachy waves.

— jillian ruffo, PEOPLE.com, "KarJenner Hairstylist Justine Marjan Wants You to Get 5 Days Out of Your Blowout: Here's How," 31 May 2018
The beachy apparel brand Chubbies opened its first Northeast outpost on Newbury Street in March and plans to stay open through December.

— janelle nanos, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s a look at the new shops opening on Newbury Street this summer," 25 May 2018
This Memorial Day weekend, a second Endeavor pop-up, this one featuring glossy white walls and beachy touches, will open in Stone Harbor, N.J. on 99th Street, near Reeds Hotel on the Bay.

— elizabeth wellington, Philly.com, "Under Armour, watch out: Endeavor is here to make our workouts comfortable as well as stylish," 24 May 2018
Markle also loves to wear her hair down in sleek and glossy bends or beachy California-girl waves.

— jenna rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding Hair Compared to Kate Middleton's Wedding Hair," 19 May 2018
Visits to the ocean were a big deal for folks from Pennsylvania steel towns such as Grandma D. Daytona Beach then was in its beachy salad days.

— joy wallace dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Magic carpets of steel brought family together," 13 May 2018
Baya was born Fatma Haddad, in Bordj el-Kiffan, a beachy suburb of the city of Algiers, at the North-Western tip of Africa.

— jane drinkard, The Cut, "The 16-Year-Old Algerian Artist Who Influenced Picasso and Matisse," 18 Mar. 2018
Most visitors will fly into Puerto Vallarta international airport, then head north to their beachy oasis of choice.

— natalie b. compton, GQ, "Skip Tulum and Go to Riviera Nayarit, Mexico's Lesser-Known Beach Haven," 8 Mar. 2018
When Markle married producer Trevor Engelson in Jamaica in 2011, her wedding dress suited the beachy locale.

— erin jensen, USA TODAY, "Meghan Markle's wedding dress: Will she wear Ralph & Russo or Erdem? Or shock us completely?," 7 May 2018

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1600

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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