briny Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any very large body of (salt) water
    main.
  2. adjective satellite slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)
    brackish.
    • a brackish lagoon
    • the briny deep

WordNet

Brin"y adjective
Etymology
From Brine.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.

Webster 1913