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