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brackish

/'br/&/k/I//S/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture

    adj.all

    Examples
    A thin brackish gruel.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)

    adj.all

    Examples
    A brackish lagoon.
    Synonyms briny

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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