Salty
['sɔːltɪ;'sɒ-] or ['sɔlti]
Definition
(adj.) containing or filled with salt; 'salt water' .
(adj.) one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water .
Editor: Rosalie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Somewhat salt; saltish.
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Examples
- After the effervescence has ceased, a taste of the liquid will show you that the lemon juice has lost its acid nature, and has acquired in exchange a salty taste. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A neutral liquid formed as in Section 204, by the action of hydrochloric acid and the alkali solution of caustic soda, has a brackish, salty taste, and is, in fact, a solution of salt. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The chicken was tough, the tongue too salty, and the chocolate wouldn't froth properly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Edited by Jeffrey