brackish
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture
a thin brackish gruel
Related & opposite
- unpalatable similar to
Sense 2 adjective
slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
a brackish lagoon
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unpalatable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brininess |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brackishness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | main |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brine |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | salty |