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Salty

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Adjective

1. piquant, salty

engagingly stimulating or provocative

Example Sentences:
'a piquant wit'
'salty language'

2. salty

containing or filled with salt

Example Sentences:
'salt water'

3. salty

one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Salty

see synonyms of salty
adjectiveWord forms: saltier or saltiest
1. 
of, tasting of, or containing salt
2. 
(esp of humour) sharp; piquant
3. 
relating to life at sea

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Salty

see synonyms of salty
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsaltier or ˈsaltiest
1. 
of, tasting of, or containing salt
2. 
smelling of or suggesting the sea
3. 
a. 
sharp; piquant; witty
b. 
coarse or earthy
c. 
cross or caustic
nounWord forms: plural ˈsalties
4.  Informal
an oceangoing ship that operates on the Great Lakes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Salty

see synonyms of salty
adj. salt·i·er, salt·i·est
1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.
2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.
3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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