Salty
adjective
Having a taste similar to that of salt.
The seawater is salty.
Often appears as...
- salty sea
- salty taste
adjective
Showing irritation or annoyance.
She was salty because she lost the game.
Often appears as...
- feeling salty
- salty about
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Containing a lot of salt.
Avoid foods that are salty if you have high blood pressure.
Often appears as...
- salty foods
- salty snacks
adjective
Being crude or coarse in manner.
He has a salty sense of humor.
Often appears as...
- salty language
- salty joke
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having a taste similar to that of salt.
The seawater is salty.
Often appears as...
- salty sea
- salty taste
adjective
Showing irritation or annoyance.
She was salty because she lost the game.
Often appears as...
- feeling salty
- salty about
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Containing a lot of salt.
Avoid foods that are salty if you have high blood pressure.
Often appears as...
- salty foods
- salty snacks
adjective
Being crude or coarse in manner.
He has a salty sense of humor.
Often appears as...
- salty language
- salty joke
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Taste Description
Use 'salty' to describe food or water, especially when comparing to the taste of pure salt.
This soup is a bit too salty for my liking.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Food
'Salty' can describe any experience reminiscent of salt's taste including air or smell near the ocean.
The salty air of the beach is refreshing.
Pro Tip 1/2Taste Description
Use 'salty' to describe food or water, especially when comparing to the taste of pure salt.
This soup is a bit too salty for my liking.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Food
'Salty' can describe any experience reminiscent of salt's taste including air or smell near the ocean.
The salty air of the beach is refreshing.
Pro Tip 1/2Taste Description
Use 'salty' to describe food or water, especially when comparing to the taste of pure salt.
This soup is a bit too salty for my liking.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Food
'Salty' can describe any experience reminiscent of salt's taste including air or smell near the ocean.
The salty air of the beach is refreshing.
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This Is What It's Like...
me became like my world had faded from color to black and white I understand it's very common for people with out a sense of smell to not be able to taste but that's not the case with me I have a very vivid sensitive list I can taste I have a true case which is bitter sweet salty sour but I don't
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Are we interrupting the...
to reproduce in the ocean. And trust me when I say it's one of the least surprising. Sex in the sea is fascinating, and it's also really important, and not just to nerdy marine biologists like me who are obsessed with understanding these salty affairs.
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TIL: Why Is the Ocean...
recently children would ask you why is the ocean salty we'd say next question we thought in the early days that it was the rivers they were the obvious culprits bringing all this stuff in but the chemistry the world's oceans is not
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How do ocean currents...
This cold, salty water is more dense, so it sinks, and warmer surface water takes its place, setting up a vertical current called thermohaline circulation. Thermohaline circulation of deep water and wind-driven surface currents
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Alien Oceans PIPE Explorers...
underneath Ceres at some period of time. Maybe even a salty ocean, deep underground. What past underground waters tells us on Ceres is that Ceres was once wet. And because other asteroids are like Ceres, water rich,
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The sharks that hunt in...
Symbiotic sponges and sea squirts protect their host trees from hungry woodboring crustaceans. Crabs, snails, and shrimp eat algae, mussels, barnacles, and salty mangrove detritus. These animals in turn feed fish,
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SpaceX's Supersized...
What are we going to do with this capability? So consider this. Scientists, myself included, have long been interested in the possibility of life on Europa. Europa has a subsurface -- salty, liquid-water ocean --
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Secrets of Toothpaste PIPE...
okay that goes cheerfully feel good what better she tastes squat minty slow abrasive is incredibly salty what cleaning my teeth well so much better and hopefully my
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Wild Horses Run into...
pairs spend the summer here the salty lagoons provide everything they could wish for but life here isn't quite as peaceful as they'd hoped
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Bilbo the Lifeguard Dog...
Bilbo thinks he's a lifeguard too but it's no accident that Bilbo such a capable swimmer Newfoundlands have always been salty old
Video examples
This Is What It's Like...
me became like my world had faded from color to black and white I understand it's very common for people with out a sense of smell to not be able to taste but that's not the case with me I have a very vivid sensitive list I can taste I have a true case which is bitter sweet salty sour but I don't
Video examples
Are we interrupting the...
to reproduce in the ocean. And trust me when I say it's one of the least surprising. Sex in the sea is fascinating, and it's also really important, and not just to nerdy marine biologists like me who are obsessed with understanding these salty affairs.
Video examples
TIL: Why Is the Ocean...
recently children would ask you why is the ocean salty we'd say next question we thought in the early days that it was the rivers they were the obvious culprits bringing all this stuff in but the chemistry the world's oceans is not
Video examples
How do ocean currents...
This cold, salty water is more dense, so it sinks, and warmer surface water takes its place, setting up a vertical current called thermohaline circulation. Thermohaline circulation of deep water and wind-driven surface currents
Video examples
Alien Oceans PIPE Explorers...
underneath Ceres at some period of time. Maybe even a salty ocean, deep underground. What past underground waters tells us on Ceres is that Ceres was once wet. And because other asteroids are like Ceres, water rich,
Video examples
The sharks that hunt in...
Symbiotic sponges and sea squirts protect their host trees from hungry woodboring crustaceans. Crabs, snails, and shrimp eat algae, mussels, barnacles, and salty mangrove detritus. These animals in turn feed fish,
Video examples
SpaceX's Supersized...
What are we going to do with this capability? So consider this. Scientists, myself included, have long been interested in the possibility of life on Europa. Europa has a subsurface -- salty, liquid-water ocean --
Video examples
Secrets of Toothpaste PIPE...
okay that goes cheerfully feel good what better she tastes squat minty slow abrasive is incredibly salty what cleaning my teeth well so much better and hopefully my
Video examples
Wild Horses Run into...
pairs spend the summer here the salty lagoons provide everything they could wish for but life here isn't quite as peaceful as they'd hoped
Video examples
Bilbo the Lifeguard Dog...
Bilbo thinks he's a lifeguard too but it's no accident that Bilbo such a capable swimmer Newfoundlands have always been salty old
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Quote examples
Johnny Iuzzini
American Chef
Adding salt to desserts helps to balance and pronounce flavors. Almost all of my desserts have salt in them. They don't taste salty per se, but if I gave you two of the same item - one with salt and one without - side by side, you would realize something was missing.
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Jamal Murray
Canadian Athlete
I can't control what the other team's gonna feel. I'm just gonna go out there and hoop, and whoever takes it to heart and takes their losses salty, I can't do anything about that.
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Francisco Javier Gomez Noya
Spanish Athlete
It's weird because before a race, I always want something sweet, like a cake, but afterwards, I crave something salty, like pizza.
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Jesse Jackson
American Activist
Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.
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Idi Amin
Statesman
It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty for my taste.
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Megan Hilty
American Actress
I'm a sucker for French fries - I love that they're salty!
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Amy Heckerling
American Director
Blood probably tastes like salty water, right?
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Morgan Saylor
American Actress
I like to go swimming, and I like salty hair.
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Samin Nosrat
American Chef
Things taste less salty when they're cool.
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Nina Agdal
Danish Model
Who doesn't want that salty beach hair?
Quote examples
Johnny Iuzzini
American Chef
Adding salt to desserts helps to balance and pronounce flavors. Almost all of my desserts have salt in them. They don't taste salty per se, but if I gave you two of the same item - one with salt and one without - side by side, you would realize something was missing.
Quote examples
Jamal Murray
Canadian Athlete
I can't control what the other team's gonna feel. I'm just gonna go out there and hoop, and whoever takes it to heart and takes their losses salty, I can't do anything about that.
Quote examples
Francisco Javier Gomez Noya
Spanish Athlete
It's weird because before a race, I always want something sweet, like a cake, but afterwards, I crave something salty, like pizza.
Quote examples
Jesse Jackson
American Activist
Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.
Quote examples
Idi Amin
Statesman
It's not for me. I tried human flesh and it's too salty for my taste.
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Megan Hilty
American Actress
I'm a sucker for French fries - I love that they're salty!
Quote examples
Amy Heckerling
American Director
Blood probably tastes like salty water, right?
Quote examples
Morgan Saylor
American Actress
I like to go swimming, and I like salty hair.
Quote examples
Samin Nosrat
American Chef
Things taste less salty when they're cool.
Quote examples
Nina Agdal
Danish Model
Who doesn't want that salty beach hair?
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