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salty
[sawl-tee]
adjective
racy or coarse.
salty humor.
of the sea, sailing, or life at sea.
salty tales of adventure on the high seas.
Slang., (especially of a sailor) toughened by experience.
proud and salty Marines.
Slang., angry, upset, or hostile, especially due to embarrassment or failure.
He gets all salty whenever he loses.
salty
/ ˈsɔːltɪ /
adjective
of, tasting of, or containing salt
(esp of humour) sharp; piquant
relating to life at sea
Other Word Forms
- saltily adverb
- saltiness noun
- oversalty adjective
- unsalty adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
A familiar briny breeze floats by, filling my nose with a salty scent.
Perhaps she had come to prevent her unhappy customer from dripping hot salty tears on the books.
A gang of salty hooligans jumped us from behind.
Lady Constance had read and reread the society page so many times and dropped so many salty tears upon it, she now had black ink smudges all over her hands and face.
A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia is challenging a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite - the polarising, salty spread that has become a national symbol.
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