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brackish

adjective

slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
B
Ends with
H
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
19

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Pronunciation

ˈbɹækɪʃ

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adjective

  1. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)

    “a brackish lagoon”

adjective

  1. distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture

    “a thin brackish gruel”

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Example Sentences

a brackish lagoon
the briny deep
a thin brackish gruel

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