I. ˈban-dē verb
( 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
II. noun
Date: 1693
: a game similar to hockey and believed to be its prototype
III. adjective
Etymology: perhaps from bandy (II) (hockey stick)
Date: 1687
1. of legs : bowed
2. : bowlegged
• ban·dy-legged ˈban-dē-ˌlegd; ˌban-dē-ˈle-gəd, -ˈlā- adjective