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Adjective: salty (saltier,saltiest)  sol-tee
  1. Engagingly stimulating or provocative
    "salty language"
    - piquant
     
  2. Containing or filled with salt
     
  3. One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

Derived forms: saltier, saltiest

See also: brackish, briny, saliferous, saline, salt, saltiness, saltish, stimulating, tasty

Antonym: fresh

Encyclopedia: Salty

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