"salty" meaning in All languages combined

See salty on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsɒl.ti/ [UK] Audio: en-au-salty.ogg [Australia] Forms: salty [positive], saltier [comparative], saltiest [superlative]
Etymology: salt + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|salt|y}} salt + -y Head templates: {{adj|salty|saltier|saltiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is salty, it tastes of salt.
    Sense id: simple-salty-en-adj-iCXzTa-k
  2. If a person or a person's speech is salty, it includes a lot of bad words or talk about sex.
    Sense id: simple-salty-en-adj-qFOjexBX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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