Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a salt manner; with the taste of salt.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb With taste of salt; in a salt manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a salt way; tasting of salt.

Etymologies

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salt +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • If you were to say that the sea was getting less saltly, and took a reasonable sample from the beaches all across the world, including the poles, and presented them as evidence, and those samples were consistent with your hypothesis, then you would be believed.

    Think Progress » Scorched. 2006

  • Terror seized Martie, her mouth watered saltly, her knees touched, and a chill shook her.

    Martie, the Unconquered Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923

  • The tears trickled down and splashed saltly against her lips, but she kept her sobs under control, for crying was a luxury which was forbidden by the authorities, and could only be indulged in by stealth.

    More about Pixie George de Horne Vaizey 1887

  • Adult I'm a bisexual male and after I perform a blowjob on my partner who is also a bisexual male, his cum taste as saltly as a anchovy and I would also like to know why does his cum taste as salty as a anchovy is it because he is a bisexual man like me?

    Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories 2009

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