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Dictionary: salt·y   (sôl') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.
  2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.
  3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor.
saltily salt'i·ly adv.
saltiness salt'i·ness n.

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adjective

    Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety: blue, earthy, off-color, provocative, racy, risqué, scabrous, spicy, suggestive. See decent/indecent.

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Definition: flavored with sodium chloride
Antonyms: blah, bland, dull, unsalted, unsalty


Referring to someone or something with a lot of experience, particularly at sea. A salty Marine is one who has been around a while. A salty uniform is more faded and obviously used but still sharp. Salty language is language salted with profanities or obscenities.

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IN BRIEF: Tasting of a common seasoning that comes from the sea.

pronunciation The salty ocean water made her more buoyant than in a regular swimming pool.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - salt, saltagtig, skarp, bidende

Nederlands (Dutch)
zout, zilt, zoutachtig, gepeperd, gezouten

Français (French)
adj. - salé, (Minér) salin, (fig) salé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - salzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλμυρός, αλατισμένος, αλατώδης, (μτφ.) πνευματώδης, σκαμπρόζικος

Italiano (Italian)
salato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - salgado

Русский (Russian)
соленый, морской, пахнущий морем, острый, пикантный, непристойный ("соленый")

Español (Spanish)
adj. - salado, picante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - salt, saltaktig, kvick (bildl), skarp (bildl)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有盐分的, 咸味浓的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有鹽分的, 鹹味濃的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소금을 함유한, 노련한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 塩気のある, 塩っぱい, 海の香りのする, 辛辣な, 老練な, 尊大な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لاذع, مالح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלוח, חריף, קשוח, תוקפני, ימי‬


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