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brinish

brinish adjective: briny; somewhat salty.

Adjective

brinish (comparative more brinish, superlative most brinish)

  1. Briny; somewhat salty.
    • For now I ſtand as one vpon a rocke, / Inuirond with a wildernes of ſea, / VVho markes the vvaxing tide, grovv vvaue by vvaue, / Expecting euer vvhen ſome enuious ſurge, / VVill in his briniſh bovvels ſvvallow him.c. 1588–1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedie of Titus Andronicus: […] (First Quarto), London: […] Iohn Danter, and are to be sold by Edward White & Thomas...
    • brinish tearsc. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Forms of brinish

comparativemore brinish
superlativemost brinish

Origin of brinish

From brine + -ish.

Words formed from brinish

Questions about brinish

What does brinish mean?
Brinish means briny; somewhat salty.
What part of speech is brinish?
Brinish is an adjective.

Words near brinish in the dictionary

  1. brinies
  2. briniest
  3. brinily
  4. brininess
  5. brining
  6. brinish
  7. brinishness
  8. brinjal
  9. brinjall
  10. brinjalls
  11. brinjals

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