salty
adjective
saltily
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a word derived from
salty.
Example Sentences
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Those folks might still be booing when they hear what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said saltily postgame: “Give me another option ... I can’t just say change him to low-leverage. I have to have options.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She is tall and swears saltily, and yesterday, on her way from San Francisco, turned 53 at 30,000ft.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2019
They all hurl insults at each other and Evan saltily demands money for his shirt that Chad tore, like three weeks ago.
From The Verge ● Jun. 21, 2016
And the series has stayed focused — saltily, irreverently, but always passionately — on a band of firehouse brothers and their loved ones.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2011
The elder woman felt her eyes brimming saltily.
From The Doomsman by Van Tassel Sutphen
