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Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.

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  1. a. Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.
  2. adj. distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
  3. adj. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
  4. Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil. Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be. Byron.
  5. Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be.Byron.
  6. j:100 s. distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture s. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)