adjective
- containing salt; having the taste or smell of salt water
noun
- the sea or ocean
Usage: informal; literary
Examples
- The briny water stung his eyes as he swam in the ocean.
- She could taste the briny air on her lips near the shore.
- The old sailor longed to return to the briny after years on land.
- Briny tears rolled down her cheeks.
- The fish had a strong, briny flavor.
- He spent his youth working on the briny as a fisherman.