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brackish
English
Etymology
From Scottish brack (from Dutch brak (“brackish”)) +? -ish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?æk??/
Adjective
brackish (comparative more brackish, superlative most brackish)
- (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 cour?e and too long ?porting with the briny Ocean it ta?ts bracki?h and in?alubrious...
- 1992, Joyce Carol Oates, Black Water, 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, Cloud Atlas, Random House.
- The water we took on at Chatham Isle is now brackish & without a dash of brandy in it, my stomach rebels.
- 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
- Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Repulsive (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
- brackishly
- brackishness
Translations
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brickish
English
Etymology
brick +? -ish
Pronunciation
Adjective
brickish (comparative more brickish, superlative most brickish)
- Resembling or characteristic of brick.
- Synonyms: bricklike, bricky
- (slang, Britain, dated) Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
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