brackish
adjective/ˈbrækɪʃ/
Frequency rank: #17,223 most common English word
Meaning
Slightly salty, as water that is a mix of fresh and salt water.
Example sentence
The water in the estuary tasted brackish because the river mixed with the sea there.
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