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    brackish
    /ˈbrakɪʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. (of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries: "a cup of brackish water"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBRACKISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Brackish means slightly salty, especially of water. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and compare it with briny.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › brackishBrackish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Brackish means somewhat salty, not appealing to the taste, or repulsive. It comes from Dutch brac, meaning salty, and is used to describe water that is a mixture of saltwater and freshwater.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › brackishBrackish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something that is brackish is unpleasant and harsh, like the coffee you left on too long or the water in a muddy pond. The adjective brackish has roots in the Dutch word brac, meaning salty, and the word is used literally to describe water that is salty.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › brackishBRACKISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Brackish definition: 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. See examples of BRACKISH used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › brackishBRACKISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Meaning of brackish in English. brackish. adjective. us / ˈbræk.ɪʃ / uk / ˈbræk.ɪʃ / Add to word list. Brackish water is salty, dirty, and unpleasant. Compare. briny adjective. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Water in general. aquatically. aqueous. bathwater. bathymetrically. bathymetry. briny. distilled water. freshwater. grey water.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbrackish adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Brackish means containing salt and tasting of it in an unpleasant way. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, collocations and synonyms.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › brackishBRACKISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Brackish means slightly salty and unpleasant, especially of water. Learn the synonyms, word origin, and usage of brackish with sentences from the Collins Corpus.