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brackishnessenUK
brack·ish B0441800 (brăk′ĭsh)adj.1. a. Being or containing water that is somewhat salty but less salty than sea water.b. Having a somewhat salty taste or smell: "You could cut the brackish winds with a knife / Here in Nantucket" (Robert Lowell).2. Distasteful; unpalatable: a thin, brackish gruel.
[From Dutch brak.]
brack′ish·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | brackishness - the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of watersaltiness - the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution) |
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