salty
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ti adjective, salt·i·er, salt·i·est.
1.
tasting of or containing salt; saline.
2.
piquant; sharp; witty.
3.
racy or coarse: salty humor.
4.
of the sea, sailing, or life at sea.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| —adj , saltier, saltiest | |
| 1. | of, tasting of, or containing salt |
| 2. | (esp of humour) sharp; piquant |
| 3. | relating to life at sea |
| 'saltily | |
| —adv | |
| 'saltiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
salty
c.1440, "tasting of salt, impregnated with salt," from salt. Meaning "racy" is from 1866, from salt in the sense of "that which gives life or pungency" (1573, originally of words or wit). U.S. slang sense of "angry, irritated" is first attested 1938, especially in phrase jump
salty "to unexpectedly become enraged."
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
But residents and visitors can easily take a quick break from the city to breathe in salty, ocean air at a nearby beach.
Some birds take flight immediately, while others land in the salty waters and take off from there.
Unusual for land mammals, the salt marsh harvest mouse can tolerate quite salty water and food.
Once the shellfish open, they release a salty brine that makes this quick broth magic.
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