briny
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6.4
- adjective
- /ˈbraɪni/
:
salado
- 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
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1.0
Tasting of salt, like sea water or chips
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4.6
That contains salt, like sea water
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7.2
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.