brackish
[brak-ish]
- having a slightly salty or briny flavor.
- distasteful; unpleasant.
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Contemporary Examples of brackish
A brackish breeze blew off the Black Sea, mixing with rotting garbage, human sweat, cheap cleaning products, and undefined fumes.
Historical Examples of brackish
Its water is brackish; that of the Nile is good and pleasant.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of AfricaAbd Salam Shabeeny
The solution of a base has a soapy feel and a brackish taste.
An Elementary Study of ChemistryWilliam McPherson
It was fresh water, undoubtedly; very cold, and not in the least brackish.
Major VigoureuxA. T. Quiller-Couch
They all found the water deep and brackish, and the current very slow.
And so, you see, she lies there dying in the brackish water.
The Lady From The SeaHenrik Ibsen
brackish
- (of water) slightly briny or salty
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Word Origin for brackish
C16: from Middle Dutch brac salty; see -ish
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brackish
[brăk′ĭsh]
- Containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water. Brackish water is somewhat salty.
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