salty

CEFRB1

/ˈsɒlti/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Containing or tasting like salt in food or water.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Angry or upset, especially in an informal expression.

Examples

  • The soup in the pot tasted very salty.

  • You can not drink the seawater, for it is too salty.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsɔlte/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Coarse; provocative; earthy.

  2. Containing salt.

  3. Tasting of salt.

More examples

In context

  • A few types of molecules get sensed by receptors on the tongue. Protons coming off of acids ping receptors for "sour." Sugars get received as "sweet." Bitter, salty, and the proteinaceous flavor umami all set off their own neural cascades.

  • At Zipaquirá, the salty ore is taken from the mine in chunks, then thrown into large tanks of water, where the salt is dissolved out. The resulting brine is drawn off into pipelines, containers, or tank trucks and sold […]

  • In the following piece she has some characteristically salty things to say about what happens when law and medicine meet.

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Origin

adjective

PIE word *sḗh₂l From Middle English salti, equivalent to salt + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian soaltig (“salty”), West Frisian sâltich (“salty”), Dutch zoutig (“salty”), German Low German soltig (“salty”), German salzig (“salty”). (coarse; irritated, annoyed): Referencing the sharp, 'spicy' flavor of salt. (indignant): Perhaps implying the person is a crybaby, shedding salty tears, or derived from the preceding.