BRACKISH

brackish, briny

(adjective) slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); “a brackish lagoon”; “the briny deep”

brackish

(adjective) distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture; “a thin brackish gruel”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

brackish (comparative more brackish, superlative most brackish)

(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.

Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.

Repulsive

Source: Wiktionary


Brack"ish, a. Etym: [See Brack salt water.]

Definition: Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil. Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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