Definition of BRACKISH

brackish

Adjective Satellite

  • 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"

Adj

  • Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
  • Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
  • Repulsive

Adjective

  • Slightly salty, typically referring to water.

Examples

  • His BRACKISH humor at the Scrabble table made the game more interesting, if a bit salty.

Origin / Etymology

From Scottish brack (from Middle Dutch brac (“brackish”)) + -ish. Cognate with Dutch brak (“brackish”), German Low German brack, brakerg, brakig (“brackish”), German brackig (“brackish”), Danish brak (“brackish”), Swedish bräck (“brackish”), Norwegian brakk (“brackish”). Perhaps a distant doublet of brook.

Synonyms

briny

Scrabble Score: 19

brackish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
brackish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brackish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

brackish: valid Words With Friends Word