salted

[sawl-tid]

adjective

1. seasoned, cured, or otherwise treated with salt.

salted

/ ˈsɔːltɪd /

adjective

1. seasoned, preserved, or treated with salt

2. informal,  experienced in an occupation

Other Word Forms

• unsalted adjective
• well-salted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of salted¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; salt ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Serve these rolls alongside your favorite salted or flavored butters.

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During her club gigs, Ms. Smith introduced a sharper, original approach to rock that was raw and pithy, salted with hidden references to 1960s girl groups, R&B balladeers and garage-rock bands.

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Worse, these anxieties, at times, are salted with moments of anger and self-pity.

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Some were doing chores on deck or in the galley, but most were down in the hold, packing the salted herring into empty barrels.

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All of it supported a lavish lifestyle, including a steady diet of the Chinese consulate chef’s salted duck dinners.

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Related Words

• alkaline 
• briny 
• pungent 
• saline 
• sour