brackish
/ˈbrækɪʃ/
adjective
- Having a slightly salty taste, like a mixture of fresh water and seawater.
- Some fish can only survive in brackish water, not pure fresh or salt water.
- The water in the estuary is brackish because the river meets the sea.
- The well water tasted brackish, so they had to install a filter.
- Unpleasant or distasteful, often in a way that is slightly bitter or harsh.
- The novel's brackish tone reflected the author's cynical view of society.
- She gave a brackish smile that didn't reach her eyes.
- His brackish comments made everyone at the dinner table uncomfortable.