adj.
Pronunciation: ' ban-d ē
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ban · died ; ban · dy · ing
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1577
transitive verb
1 : to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro
2 a : to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b : EXCHANGE especially : to exchange (words) argumentatively c : to discuss lightly or banteringly d : to use in a glib or offhand manner ― often used with about < bandy these statistics about with considerable bravado ― Richard Pollak>
3 archaic : to band together
intransitive verb
1 obsolete : CONTEND
2 archaic : UNITE