Brackish Definition & Meaning
brackish
- adjective
- distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture; "a thin brackish gruel"
- slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"
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- What does brackish mean?
- distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture; "a thin brackish gruel" slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"
- What part of speech is brackish?
- Brackish is an adjective.
- How many definitions does brackish have?
- Brackish has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).