[
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
- The hipster cops are sneering at the two faux surfers: 'I'm all dialed in to see what happens if the pair of rainbow donks actually hit the briny on their unwaxed legs.' Joseph Wambaugh's latest: Loopy theatrics and lyrical language
- Whilst the traditional different places of employment obviously differ (from, the smell of the "briny" with a cooking range being pitched up and down with the ship by the waves; to the unwanted inclusion of sand, leaves and insects in the field; to the salubrious comfort of an air base), the core skills, role and esprit must be common throughout the three Services. Army Rumour Service
- In one corner, you'll find an enclave of butchers, delicatessen and food stalls, including a cluster selling plump, briny Gower cockles and fresh laverbread. Swansea's top 10 budget eats
- Fleda, my dear," said Mrs. Evelyn, with that trembling tone of concealed ecstasy which always set every one of Fleda's nerves a-jarring "you may tell the gentlemen that they do not always know when they are making an unfelicitous compliment I never read what poets say about 'briny drops' and 'salt tears', without imagining the heroine immediately to be something like Lot's wife. Queechy, Volume II
- He leaped onto an outcropping that was surrounded by deep pools of briny water. End of Time
- But, I'll go ahead and sink this stinky diatribe to the bottom of the briny depths. Subhankar Banerjee: Youth Across North America Are Fighting For Their Future Climate
- Instead, a brisk outing in the briny climate of Leith was called for with a nippy wind whipping up the Forth.
- They add briny flavor to homemade roasted-chili paste.
- I love the sweetness of dried fruit in savory meat dishes, and capers are an olive-phobe's friend, since they provide a similar briny touch in a much smaller package. Capers Are An Olive-Phobe's Friend: Veracruzan Picadillo de Pollo... and a Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
- Other men jumped into the briny water before they could be killed.