salty adj 1: engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" [syn: {piquant}] 2: containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears" [syn: {saline}] 3: one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water [syn: {salt}] [also: {saltiest}, {saltier}] saltiest See {salty}