Sunday, April 16, 2017

BRACKISH

WORD: BRACKISH

MEANING:
1.
a. Being or containing water that is somewhat salty but less salty than sea water.
b. Having a somewhat salty taste or smell: "You could cut the brackish winds with a knife / Here in Nantucket" (Robert Lowell).
2. Distasteful; unpalatable: a thin, brackish gruel.
3. Unappealing in taste

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Since the water on the island tasted brackish, I decided not to drink it. 

PRONOUNCE:
brack·ish - ब्रैकिश

LINK: BRACKISH

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