Meaning of the word brackish in English

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brackish

US /ˈbræk.ɪʃ/

UK /ˈbræk.ɪʃ/

slightly salty, as is the mixture of river and seawater in estuaries

Example:

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The estuary water was brackish, a mix of fresh and salt.

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Few plants can tolerate the brackish conditions of the marsh.

Synonym:

saline salty briny

unpleasant or disagreeable in taste or smell

Example:

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The old coffee had a brackish taste.

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The air in the abandoned building had a brackish smell.

Synonym:

unpleasant distasteful nauseating foul rancid

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