saltless

[ sawlt-lis ]

adjective

1. lacking salt.
2. lacking vitality; dull; insipid:

   a saltless person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saltless¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; salt ¹, -less

Example Sentences

A diet consisting entirely of butterless and saltless potatoes in various forms became after three or four days extremely tedious.

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The latter we were quite hungry enough to eat, but when we tasted the gruel it was perfectly saltless.

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Having once experienced a saltless two weeks in the desert Lake doubted that any of them could survive without it.

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Within a few seconds there is not a living thing left in the world, and the saltless waves dash up on a barren shore.

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By using this saltless water they can irrigate the land near the oceans and grow some food to live on.

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