SALTIER

SALTY

salty

(adjective) containing or filled with salt; “salt water”

piquant, salty

(adjective) engagingly stimulating or provocative; “a piquant wit”; “salty language”

salty

(adjective) one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

saltier

comparative form of salty

Etymology 2

Noun

saltier (plural saltiers)

Alternative form of saltire

Anagrams

• A-lister, Altiers, Lasiter, Raelist, airtels, railest, realist, retails, saltire, slatier, tailers

Source: Wiktionary


Sal"tier, n.

Definition: See Saltire.

SALTY

Salt"y, a.

Definition: Somewhat salt; saltish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HEEDLESS

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