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brackish

adjective

/ˈbrækɪʃ/

Meaning

Slightly salty, often describing water that is a mix of fresh and seawater.

The river estuary contained brackish water.

salty, saline, salty-tasting, briny

fresh, pure

brackish water, brackish taste, brackish lagoon

clearly seen or understood; obvious

to some extent; rather; moderately

open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values

Modified or calibrated to account for risk factors in investment returns.

Shockingly bad or excessive; very unusual or amusing.

Made up of different, often incongruous or diverse elements.