Entry Word: salty

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 of, relating to, or containing salt <salty sea water is safe to swim in, but you really shouldnʼt swallow it>

Synonyms briny, saline, salt

Related Words brackish

Near Antonyms sweet; clear, pure

2 hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent <salty language that made all the boys snicker> — see suggestive 1