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

The termination ish added to adjectives, expresses a slight degree of quality below the comparative; as, black, blackish; salt, saltish.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

"It was found to be saltish to the taste, and to dissolve readily in water."

From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles

Now and then tasteless or saltish eructations occur.

From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton)

People eat these berries and find them good, with a saltish, bitter taste, and yet a dash of sweetness.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James