briny
- adjective
- /ˈbraɪni/
- He took a sip of the soup and remarked that it had a pleasantly briny flavor.
- briny smell
- briny flavor
- briny scent
It's just a blast of cream, and it's like a little briny, a little salty.
- It's just a blast of cream, and it's like a little briny, a little salty.
Examples
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The shade of the coconut palms offers a little of its lukewarm refreshment, and the sea a little of its briny scent.
Fiction book (2001) -
A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk along the briny beach.
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Yeah, a briny, briny smell to it.
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What will it be, my briny friend?
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Anything briny, I would think, would make a good spread.
Blog text (4) -
Plus the smell of the sea, its briny air in the eyes and nose like the memory of crying.
Fiction book (2001) -
A wave of odor hit Brian that was briny and foul.
Fiction book (1995) -
Personally, I think the kosher dill is way too briny for a Reuben.
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For a moment, the basement's dank, briny smell gave way to a spicy aroma.
Blog text (28) -
The air smelled strangely briny, and a crab, a child's wind-up toy, scuttled nonsensically by her ankles.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
Tasting of salt, like sea water or chips
That contains salt, like sea water
Slightly salty water that forms when sea water mixes with fresh water
Tastes slightly salty but not strong
Having a light taste of salt
Antonyms
How Salty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Briny comes from brine, a word for 'salt water' that people used to keep and flavor food like pickles or salted fish. So something briny tastes or smells 'salty', like the sea.