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   Salt·y

   /ˈsôltē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt. Similar saltsaltedsalinebrinybrackishpiquanttangyover-saltedOpposite freshbland
   • ▪ (of language or humor) down-to-earth; coarse. Similar livelyvigorousspiritedcolorfulsparklingzestyzestfulspicysharpracypiquantpungenttangybitinginformal:punchy
   • ▪ tough; aggressive.
   • ▪ angry or resentful, especially in response to a defeat or disappointment: "she was salty because I didn't go with her to her senior prom"

   Derivatives

   • 1. saltily adverb
   • 2. saltiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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