saltish

[sawl-tish]

adjective

1. somewhat salty.

Other Word Forms

• saltishly adverb
• saltishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of saltish¹

First recorded in 1470–80; salt ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

They sipped on their saltish Kashmiri pink tea a little longer instead of starting on the buffet their host had set out.

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A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia.

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First, as to the alimentary apparatus: Taste is very commonly altered in disease, being sour in indigestion, bitter in disorders of the liver, saltish in h�moptysis, rotten in gangrene of the lungs.

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Tea made with saltish water, and salt sheep's milk, have been the only drawbacks of the six days' march.

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The sisters led the way, and the very saltish man followed.

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Related Words

• alkaline 
• briny 
• pungent 
• saline 
• salted 
• sour