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BRINY
/ˈbɹaɪni/AdjectiveNounBRIN-ybrin-y · 2 syllablesGrade 7
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
Of, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt”), such as seawater or tears; salty.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree English brine Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English briny The adjective is from brine (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’). The noun is from the adjective.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
unbriny
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