salty

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I look sideways at the glare off a dusty world I must brave to get the mail then turn my back suck in the fan's breeze and work at the endless minutia of life, thirsty for deep shadows of high mountains, hungry for the salty wash of the sea in the sauna of the garage

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  1. adjective Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.
  2. adjective Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.
  3. adjective Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor.

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  • The night air was damp and salty, and very cool Fifteen minutes later they pulled into a large parking area beside a low, rambling, neon-lighted building. —  166 - The Disappearing Lady
  • He had no recollection of the Truman presidency but he could recall the salty old Harry of later years, who went walking every day, gabbing with reporters about anything that came into his head. —  FSF,October2007
  • He tasted salty, the lingering smell of his clothing mixing with an aroma that could only be described as him—masculine and powerful. —  O'Clare, Lorie - Sex Slaves Trilogy (v1.0)
  • The salty, almost bitter taste of his ejaculate filled her mouth and she struggled to swallow it all while her body writhed in the solid grip of his strong hands. —  Kate Douglas, Lacy Danes, Morgan Hawke - Sexy Beast III
  • The ham was dry and salty, the cheese leathery, the bread stale; I doused it with catsup and mustard and ate it anyway. —  F ;SF - vol 101 issue 03 - September 2001
 

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spicy ·  oily ·  musky ·  rancid ·  briny ·  stale ·  soapy ·  clammy ·  fetid ·  earthy ·  musty ·  brackish

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salty:   saltier
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  1. = German salzig; as salt + -y.
 

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/ˈsɔlti/
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