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salty

/ˈsɔlti/adjective2 syllables

Salty means: containing or filled with salt.

Synonyms for salty10

adjective, as in containing or filled with salt

brackish, briny, saliferous, saline, saltish, tasty

adjective, as in engagingly stimulating or provocative

piquant, stimulating

adjective, as in one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

tasty

also used for salty

haline, salt

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Opposites of salty

fresh

What does salty mean?3

adjective

1

containing or filled with salt“salt water”

2

engagingly stimulating or provocative“a piquant wit”

3

one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with salty?1

two syllables

faulty
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Salty in a sentence

  • You can not drink the seawater, for it is too salty.GiggyMantis
  • I added too much salt to the dish, until it became too salty!Igider
  • With the exceptions of the polar regions, salty ocean water rarely freezes.Hybrid
  • Why is the ocean salty, but rivers flowing into it are not?Hybrid
  • If it were a bit less salty, it would be better.araneo
  • A pungent, salty odor wafted from the kitchen.FlamingTofu
  • As climate change raises sea levels, salty ocean water is pushing its way inland.Cangarejo
  • These salted bonito guts are too salty for me.unknown

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Forms of salty

as a adjective

comparative
saltier
superlative
saltiest