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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any very large body of (salt) water;
[syn: main, briny]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water);
- Example: "a brackish lagoon"
- Example: "the briny deep"
[syn: brackish, briny]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Briny \Brin"y\, a. [From Brine.] Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

briny adj 1: slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" [syn: brackish, briny] n 1: any very large body of (salt) water [syn: main, briny]