Brackish

Origin

From the now obsolete brack + -ish, from Middle Dutch brac

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Full definition of brackish

Adjective

1. (of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
• 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique...by a low courÅ¿e and too long Å¿porting with the briny Ocean it taÅ¿ts brackiÅ¿h and inÅ¿alubrious...
• 1992, Joyce Carol Oates, , Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 4.On all sides a powerful brackish marshland odor, the odor of damp, and decay, and black earth, black water.
• 2004, David Mitchell (author), , Random House.The water we took on at Chatham Isle is now brackish & without a dash of brandy in it, my stomach rebels.
2. Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
3. Repulsive

Derived terms

• brackishness