brackish

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Dutch brak

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brackish

1. (of water) salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
2. distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste
3. repulsive

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water

• 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.

[edit] Related terms

• brackishness

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