briny

adj
/ˈbɹaɪni/

Etymology

From brine + -y.

  1. derived from *mriHnós
  2. derived from *bʰreyH- — “to cut, maim
  3. inherited from *brīnǭ — “salt water, brine
  4. inherited from *brīnā
  5. inherited from brīne
  6. inherited from brine
  7. suffixed as briny — “brine + y

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine

    Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.

    • on the briny deep
  2. Acerbic

    Acerbic; unsentimental.

  3. The sea.

    • I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny / And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for briny. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA