saltish

The water is perfectly clear, has a saltish taste, and at the spring is not unlike weak broth, though it has a disagreeable odor.

Oxide, a compound of oxygen, and a base destitute of acid and saltish properties.

Salsaginous, sal-saj′i-nus, adj. saltish: growing in brackish places.

Ill have fifty to-day, Mr. Kuk, she said to the saltish individual when he hailed her from outside the tent.