[
UK
/bɹˈaɪni/
]
ADJECTIVE
-
slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
the briny deep
a brackish lagoon
NOUN
- any very large body of (salt) water
How To Use briny In A Sentence
- He stood above a toiling, heaving sea of greenish-black, briny waves slapping a shore far distant.
- Hanger steak is as good as the one in the Paris outpost, sinewy, briny, and full of brash flavor.
- The "extremophile" bacteria were found in a briny lake in eastern California in the US. BBC News - Home
- Marinated Baltic sprats were delicate, their sharp briny taste balanced by an accompanying vinaigrette of potatoes, beetroot, onions, dill pickles, eggs, and mayonnaise.
- If we were hit all we would do would be take to the "briny" in a life preserver, get a stick and float it out. The War in the Far East
- But for what one order of Kobe beef costs, you can get six orders of the scrumptiously briny toro tartare with caviar.
- Caligo had flinched the first time, almost swallowing briny water.
- Veal medallions were obliterated by a cascade of caramelized but briny leeks.
- Stacy sighed and two briny tears ran through her cheeks.
- Now the other issue to consider is waste in the form of the waste salts and briny wastewater.
