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

Now and then a saltish breeze stole through the draped windows on the sound but was instantly scattered by the vigor of the hidden, whirling fans.

From The Innocent Adventuress by Bradley, Mary Hastings

The sisters led the way, and the very saltish man followed.

From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Hill, Grace Brooks

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