brackish

[ brak-ish ]

/ ˈbræk ɪʃ /

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adjective

having a slightly salty or briny flavor.

distasteful; unpleasant.

Origin of brackish

1530–40; <Dutch brak salty + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM brackish

brack·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby brackish

bracketing, bracketology, brackets, bracket saw, Brackett series, brackish, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, braconid, bract, bracteate

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Example sentences from the Web for brackish

Tortured with thirst, they would occasionally break ranks pell-mell at the sight of water; but as a rule they found it brackish.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)|Justin H. Smith
The ring-neck, and, in fact, the red-head are much more common on these waters than on the salt or brackish marshes.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
An aqueduct from Chapultepec brought fresh water, as the lake was brackish.
Mexico|Susan Hale
Ugh—what the devil would you do in those damnable sickly gutters—floundering about in the brackish ditchwater?
When We Dead Awaken|Henrik Ibsen

But it was brackish and the men should not have touched it, for it made them worse.
The Seventh Manchesters|S. J. Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for brackish

brackish

/ (ˈbrækɪʃ) /

adjective

(of water) slightly briny or salty

Derived forms of brackish

brackishness, noun

Word Origin for brackish

C16: from Middle Dutch brac salty; see -ish

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Scientific definitions for brackish

brackish

[ brăk′ĭsh ]

Containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water. Brackish water is somewhat salty.

单词	brackish
释义	brackish [ brak-ish ] / ˈbræk ɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brackish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having a slightly salty or briny flavor. distasteful; unpleasant. Origin of brackish 1530–40; <Dutch brak salty + -ish¹ OTHER WORDS FROM brackish brack·ish·ness, noun Words nearby brackish bracketing, bracketology, brackets, bracket saw, Brackett series, brackish, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, braconid, bract, bracteate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brackish Tortured with thirst, they would occasionally break ranks pell-mell at the sight of water; but as a rule they found it brackish. The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)\|Justin H. Smith The ring-neck, and, in fact, the red-head are much more common on these waters than on the salt or brackish marshes. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast\|Harry Thom Payne An aqueduct from Chapultepec brought fresh water, as the lake was brackish. Mexico\|Susan Hale Ugh—what the devil would you do in those damnable sickly gutters—floundering about in the brackish ditchwater? When We Dead Awaken\|Henrik Ibsen But it was brackish and the men should not have touched it, for it made them worse. The Seventh Manchesters\|S. J. Wilson British Dictionary definitions for brackish brackish / (ˈbrækɪʃ) / adjective (of water) slightly briny or salty Derived forms of brackish brackishness, noun Word Origin for brackish C16: from Middle Dutch brac salty; see -ish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brackish briny, saline, salty, salted, saltish Scientific definitions for brackish brackish [ brăk′ĭsh ] Containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water. Brackish water is somewhat salty. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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brackish

adjective

Origin of brackish

OTHER WORDS FROM brackish

Words nearby brackish

Example sentences from the Web for brackish

British Dictionary definitions for brackish

adjective

Derived forms of brackish

Word Origin for brackish

Words related to brackish

Scientific definitions for brackish