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]