adj Tasting of or containing salt.
- The crisps were so salty that she had to drink a whole glass of water.
- The soup tasted too salty, so I added a little water.
- Sea air left a salty film on our skin after the swim.
- A few types of molecules get sensed by receptors on the tongue. Protons coming off of acids ping receptors for "sour." Sugars get received as "sweet." Bitter, salty, and the proteinaceous flavor umami all set off their own neural cascades.
— Adam Rogers, The Fundamental Nihilism of Yanny vs. Laurel (2018)
adj (informal) Annoyed, bitter, or easily irritated.
- He got salty after losing the game and refused to talk to anyone.
- Misery can make you blame everybody else for your salty attitude. You think people just don't get where you're coming from. How can so many people be so stupid, you think. Well, your misery is very likely self-inflicted.
— J. Ransom, Colla'd Greens Fuh-ya Soul (2004)
- Don't be so salty about it, it was only a friendly joke.
- She was still a bit salty that nobody had thanked her for helping.
