Word:
Brackish
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Somewhat salty; repulsive.
Sentences:
1) The office coffee is often some brackish brew.
2) The river becomes brackish as we near its tidemark.
Origin:
Dutch brac which means 'salty', akin to Middle Low German brac.
First use:
1538
Synonyms:
salty, distasteful, unpalpatable, unsavory
Antonyms:
delicious, appetizing.
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