brackish
adjective
somewhat salty or briny, as the water in an estuary or salt marsh, which is not as salty as the sea but saltier than a river.
brackishness
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a word derived from
brackish.
Example Sentences
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But over time it became clear that the new city’s brackishness was a problem.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 19, 2017
One offered that she appreciates how its brackishness, which discourages pounding, works as a moderation mechanism, a check against going out too hard too fast: “It's kind of my wedding drink.”
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2013
He walked some distance by this stream, in order to get some water which might be free from brackishness, and then, with very little trouble, he crossed it.
From Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter by Frank Richard Stockton
These consist partly of marine and partly of freshwater species; but they are few in number, the brackishness of the water appearing to be very unfavorable to the development of testacea.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
The water had a suspiciously transparent colour and a slight trace of brackishness, but the latter was scarcely perceptible.
From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by William John Wills
