Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
brackish — (adj.) 1530s, from Scottish brack salty (see BRACK (Cf. brack)) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Brackishness … Etymology dictionary
brackish — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries. ORIGIN from obsolete brack «salty», from Low German, Dutch brac … English terms dictionary
brackish — [brak′ish] adj. [earlier Scot brack < MDu brak, salty (< IE * bhrogos < base * bher , to cut > BRINE) + ISH] 1. somewhat salty, as the water of some marshes near the sea 2. having an unpleasant taste; nauseating brackishness n … English World dictionary
brackish — adjective Etymology: Dutch brac salty; akin to Middle Low German brac salty Date: 1538 1. somewhat salty < brackish water > 2. a. not appealing to the taste < brackish tea > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
brackish — [[t]bræ̱kɪʃ[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant. ...shallow pools of brackish water … English dictionary
brackish — adjective a) (of water) salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries ...by a low courſe and too long ſporting with the briny Ocean it taſts brackiſh and inſalubrious... b) distasteful; unpleasant;… … Wiktionary
brackish — adj. Brackish is used with these nouns: ↑water … Collocations dictionary
brackish — brack|ish [ˈbrækıʃ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Dutch; Origin: brac salty ] brackish water is not pure because it is slightly salty … Dictionary of contemporary English
brackish — brack|ish [ brækıʃ ] adjective brackish water has a slight taste of salt and is therefore not pure … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brackish — adjective (of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries. ↘living in or requiring brackish water. Derivatives brackishness noun Origin C16: from obs. brack salty , from Mid. Low Ger., MDu. brac … English new terms dictionary
