English adjective: salty | |||
| 1. | salty engagingly stimulating or provocative | ||
| Samples | A piquant wit. Salty language. | ||
| Synonyms | piquant | ||
| Similar | stimulating | ||
| Antonyms | unexciting, unstimulating | ||
| 2. | salty containing or filled with salt | ||
| Samples | Salt water. | ||
| Similar | brackish, briny, saliferous, saline, saltish | ||
| See also | tasty | ||
| Antonyms | fresh, sweet | ||
| 3. | salty one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water | ||
| Similar | tasty | ||
| Antonyms | tasteless | ||