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BRINY

\bɹˈa͡ɪni], \bɹˈa‍ɪni], \b_ɹ_ˈaɪ_n_i]\

Definitions of BRINY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

slightly salty; "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Very salty; as, the briny ocean; briny tears.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Pertaining to brine or to the sea: salt.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Partaking of the nature of brine; salt.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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