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

It has a saltish taste according to the accurate Baron Haller, not unlike the whey of milk, which it even resembles in smell.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The waters of the Ocean became saltish owing to the curse of a Rishi.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

The sweat is a turbid, saltish fluid with a feeble but characteristic odor due to certain volatile fatty acids.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

At the depth of 1,222 feet the water became saltish, then sulphury.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman