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saltiest

adjective

Meaning

  1. Tasting of salt.
  2. Containing salt.
  3. Coarse, provocative, earthy; said of language.
  4. Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).
  5. Irritated, annoyed (from the sharp, spicy flavor of salt).
  6. Indignant or offended due to over-sensitivity, humourlessness, disappointment, or defeat (implying the person is a crybaby, shedding salty tears); said of interlocutors expressing indignation, or merely disagreement.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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