| source : web1913 |
Brackish \Brack"ish\, a. [See {Brack} salt water.]
Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline
soil.
Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish
though they be. --Byron.
| source : wn |
brackish
adj : slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" [syn:
{briny}]