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Definition of
brackish adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
brackish
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈbrækɪʃ
/
/
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(
of water
)
salty in an unpleasant way
brackish lakes/lagoons/marshes
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brackish
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