granular vs sandy

granular

adj
  • Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains 

  • grainy 

sandy

adj
  • Like sand, especially in texture. 

  • Containing sand. 

  • Sprinkled with sand. 

  • Covered with sand. 

  • Having the colour of sand. 

noun
  • A sandwich 

How often have the words granular and sandy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )