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brackish
adjective
Slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
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ˈbɹækɪʃ
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adjective
Slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
“A brackish lagoon”
adjective
Distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
“A thin brackish gruel”
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A brackish lagoon
The briny deep
A thin brackish gruel
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