saltless

[ sawlt-lis ]

adjective
  1. lacking salt.

  2. lacking vitality; dull; insipid: a saltless person.

Origin of saltless

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at salt1, -less

Words Nearby saltless

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How to use saltless in a sentence

  • A diet consisting entirely of butterless and saltless potatoes in various forms became after three or four days extremely tedious.

    The Escaping Club | A. J. Evans
  • The latter we were quite hungry enough to eat, but when we tasted the gruel it was perfectly saltless.

  • Having once experienced a saltless two weeks in the desert Lake doubted that any of them could survive without it.

    Space Prison | Tom Godwin
  • Within a few seconds there is not a living thing left in the world, and the saltless waves dash up on a barren shore.

    Common Science | Carleton W. Washburne
  • By using this saltless water they can irrigate the land near the oceans and grow some food to live on.

    Common Science | Carleton W. Washburne