briny

From brine +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪni/
• Rhymes: -aɪni

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briny (comparative brinier or more briny, superlative briniest or most briny)

1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.

   on the briny deep

• brinily
• brininess
• unbriny

the briny

1. (slang) The sea.
   • 1978, Elvis Costello, “Crawling To The U.S.A.”, performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions:

     I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny / And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny

• brini

briny m pl

1. plural of bran (“crow”)