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sab·u·lous

 (săb′yə-ləs) also sab·u·lose (-lōs′)
adj.
Gritty; sandy.

[From Latin sabulōsus, from sabulum, coarse sand.]

sab′u·los′i·ty (-lŏs′ĭ-tē) n.
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sabulous

(ˈsæbjʊləs) or

sabulose

adj
1. like sand in texture; gritty
2. (Botany) Also: sabuline (of plants) growing in sand
[C17: from Latin sabulōsus, from sabulum sand]
sabulosity n
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Sabulous Skvernelis; Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius; and chairwoman of the Jewish community in Lithuania Fania Kukliansky were all in attendance.
The research was performed on various soils: meadow alluvial; meadow chestnut, dark chestnut, loamy and sabulous, with various varieties: the Priekul early (very early), the Nevsky (middle early), the Lorkh (middle late), the Caratop and the Udacha (early) varieties.
The remaining area (20 percent) includes the cities, services, sabulous and rocky terrains, lakes and rivers.