Briny definition

brīnē
brinier briniest
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The sea. Used with the .
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Of, relating to, or resembling brine; salty.
adjective
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Of or like brine; very salty.
adjective
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Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.
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The sea.
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Other Word Forms

Adjective

Base Form:
briny
Comparative:
brinier
Superlative:
briniest

Briny Sentence Examples

  • The bathing is invigorating; it must be followed by a freshwater bath because of the incrustation of the body from the briny water.

  • The nose is most typical of the make, full-bodied, medicinal, briny, slightly carbolic and lemon sherbet.

  • The Talitridae, better known as sandhoppers, can forgo the briny shore and content themselves with the damp foliage of inland forests or casual humidity in the crater of an extinct volcano.

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