brackish
AdjectiveUS[brak-ish]/ˈbrækɪʃ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
briny
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Adjective (2)
- distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture“a thin brackish gruel”Opposite palatableSimilar unpalatable
- slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)“a brackish lagoon”“the briny deep”Synonyms: brinyOpposite freshSimilar salty
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Brack′ish (…), adjective
Origin: See Brack salt water.
Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.
Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be.— George Noel Gordon, Ld. Byron
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54