[
UK
/sˈɒlti/
]
[ US /ˈsɔɫti/ ]
[ US /ˈsɔɫti/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
containing or filled with salt
salt water -
engagingly stimulating or provocative
a piquant wit
salty language - one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water
How To Use salty In A Sentence
- Hence the salty relish of the prospect that lies ahead. Times, Sunday Times
- Estuaries (where fresh river water meets salty ocean water) are examples of brackish waters.
- I tried both the delicate, unsalty gravadlax and a tartare served with the roe and a very lemony asparagus salad.
- Thomas writes colorfully of blackguards and mistresses, salty sea dogs and young midshipmen, bloody quarterdecks and Parisian salons.
- Like sausages, bacon tends to be very salty and may also be preserved with the chemical sodium nitrite, which has been linked to an increased risk of stomach cancer.
- Described as plump, fleshy, bitter, salty and succulent all at once, their taste remains on the palate long after swallowing.
- As the cheese has a salty edge, exercise caution with the salt. Times, Sunday Times
- The blood from this young soldier's forehead intersects the salty tears coming from his misty eyes.
- It was tender, juicy and tasty, especially with the addition of the salty pork wrapping.
- And I can't stand the salty little beggars anyway. The Sun