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- Dictionarybrackish/ˈbrakɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. (of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries: "a cup of brackish water"
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Brackish means somewhat salty, not appealing to the taste, or repulsive. It can describe water that is a mixture of saltwater and freshwater, or a person's personality. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, and word history.
Brackish is an adjective that describes water that is slightly salty and dirty. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and origin of brackish with examples from literature and the Cambridge English Corpus.
Something that is brackish is unpleasant and harsh, like the coffee you left on too long or the water in a muddy pond. The adjective brackish has roots in the Dutch word brac, meaning salty, and the word is used literally to describe water that is salty.
Brackish definition: somewhat salty or briny, as the water in an estuary or salt marsh, which is not as salty as the sea but saltier than a river. See examples of BRACKISH used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈbræk·ɪʃ / Add to word list. (of water) slightly salty: As a river approaches the sea, its water becomes brackish. (Definition of brackish from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Brackish is an adjective that describes water or food that is slightly salty or briny. It can also mean distasteful or unpleasant. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and translations of brackish.
noun. Word origin. C16: from Middle Dutch brac salty; see -ish. Word Frequency. brackish in American English. (ˈbrækɪʃ ) adjective. 1. somewhat salty, as the water of some marshes near the sea. 2. having an unpleasant taste; nauseating. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
