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BRINY
brackish, briny
(adjective) slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); “a brackish lagoon”; “the briny deep”
main, briny
(noun) any very large body of (salt) water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
briny (comparative brinier or more briny, superlative briniest or most briny)
Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.
Noun
the briny
(slang) The sea.
Source: Wiktionary
Brin"y, a. Etym: [From Brine.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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