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Antonyms for salty

Grammar : Adj
Spell : sawl-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɔl ti

Definition of salty

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "tasting of salt, impregnated with salt," from salt (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "racy" is from 1866, from salt in the sense of "that which gives life or pungency" (1570s, originally of words or wit). Meaning "racy, sexy" is from 1866. U.S. slang sense of "angry, irritated" is first attested 1938 (probably from similar use with regard to sailors, "tough, aggressive," attested by 1920), especially in phrase jump salty "to unexpectedly become enraged." Related: Saltily.
  • adj flavored with sodium chloride
  • adj spicy, colorful
Example sentences :
  • Every fluid of the body is salty, and every cell of the body is bathed in salt water.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • The air was heavy, and the salty flavor of the flats might almost be tasted in it.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • This sea stirred not, while the air above it was frozen in salty silence.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • A strong, salty fragrance, wet and sweet, floated on the breeze.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • The water that forms rain comes from the ocean, yet the rain is not salty.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • Indeed these were occasions when the place was kept humming with a salty brightness.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • You didn't like salty olives the first time you tasted them.
  • Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
  • And David took his salty handkerchief from his eyes and laughed.
  • Extract from : « Wappin' Wharf » by Charles S. Brooks
  • The salty spray increased to a gentle rain, buffeting her cheeks.
  • Extract from : « Judith Lynn » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • The thick, salty taste persisted in his mouth, nauseating him.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Blood » by Joseph Hergesheimer

Synonyms for salty

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