briny

brin·y  (brn)

adj. brin·i·er, brin·i·est

Of, relating to, or resembling brine; salty.

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brini·ness n.

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briny

Adjective

[brinier, briniest]

of or like brine; salty

Noun

the briny Informal the sea

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	briny - any very large body of (salt) water main body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" high sea, international waters - the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation hydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor offing - the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing" territorial waters - the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction
Adj.	1.	briny - slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep" brackish salty - containing or filled with salt; "salt water"