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Definition of Saltly
1. adv. With taste of salt; in a salt manner.
Definition of Saltly
1. Adverb. In a salt way; tasting of salt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saltly
1. full of salt [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltly
Literary usage of Saltly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the External, Chemical and Physical Characters of Minerals by Robert Jameson (1817)
"Sweetish taste, common salt. 2. Sweetish astringent, natural alum and rock-butter.
3. Styptic, blue and green vitriol. 4. saltly bitter, natural Epsom salt. ..."
2. The Insurance Cyclopáedia: Being a Dictionary of the Definition of Terms by Cornelius Walford (1873)
"He lived at saltly Hall, but he also kept an ironmonger's shop at D., in the same
county. The Co. thereupon insured his life against accidents, ..."
3. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1874)
"... for my companions compared captains one to the other, discussing the " style
of grub" of each, and broke out now and again into saltly amorous ditties ..."
4. A Treatise on the External, Chemical and Physical Characters of Minerals by Robert Jameson (1817)
"Sweetish taste, common salt. 2. Sweetish astringent, natural alum and rock-butter.
3. Styptic, blue and green vitriol. 4. saltly bitter, natural Epsom salt. ..."
5. The Insurance Cyclopáedia: Being a Dictionary of the Definition of Terms by Cornelius Walford (1873)
"He lived at saltly Hall, but he also kept an ironmonger's shop at D., in the same
county. The Co. thereupon insured his life against accidents, ..."
6. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1874)
"... for my companions compared captains one to the other, discussing the " style
of grub" of each, and broke out now and again into saltly amorous ditties ..."
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