saltish
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They sipped on their saltish Kashmiri pink tea a little longer instead of starting on the buffet their host had set out.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2017
They are sweet, saltish, bitter, astringent, sour, and pungent.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
The waters of the Ocean became saltish owing to the curse of a Rishi.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Brackish, brak′ish, adj. saltish: applied to water mixed with salt or with sea-water.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
As we approach Marseilles, we cross a dreary flat of wide extent, covered with stones and saltish grass, and said to produce the finest cattle in France.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward
