brin´i|ness

brin´i|ness
brin|y «BRY nee», adjective, brin|i|er, brin|i|est, noun.
–adj.
of or like brine; very salty: »

Too much salt gives a briny taste to food.

–n.
the briny, the ocean; the sea: »

They dive into the briny…and disport themselves among sting rays, gaping bass, and other denizens of the sea (New Yorker).

brin´i|ness, noun.

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