briny

¹

[ brahy-nee ]

adjective

, brin·i·er, brin·i·est.

1. of or like brine; salty:

   a briny taste.

briny

²

[ brahy-nee ]

noun

1. ocean.

briny

/ ˈbraɪnɪ /

adjective

1. of or resembling brine; salty

noun

1. See sea
   the briny
   the briny an informal name for the sea

Derived Forms

• ˈbrininess, noun

Other Words From

• brini·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of briny¹

First recorded in 1600–10; brine + -y ¹

Origin of briny²

First recorded in 1825–35; brine + -y ²

Example Sentences

This cider is bone dry and has a really great olive & briny quality that makes it a killer food pairing cider.

From The Daily Beast

The river smelled faintly briny as waves brushed up against the pier.

From The Daily Beast

Since the stone crab is capable of regrowing its claws every 18 months, this break prevents overfishing of the briny delicacy.

From The Daily Beast

We sampled dozens of olive varieties, ranging from light and briny to cured and herbaceous.

From The Daily Beast

Her fat red cheeks would quiver with emotion, and be wet with briny tears, over the sorrows of Mr. Trollope's heroines.

From Project Gutenberg

She shook off her briny blindness, and settled to the full sweep of the arms, quite silent now.

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And with it came a breeze, a moving, briny, bay-cooled breeze that stirred the grass with a whisper of night.

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"Ta-ta," McGuffey cried in his tantalizing falsetto voice, and followed his leader into the briny deep.

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The settlers live mostly on the bay, where, from constant evaporation, the waters are more briny than the Atlantic.

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Related Words

• saline