briny /ˈbɹaɪni/adjective 3noun 1forms 4 adjective3 •Of, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt”), such as seawater or tears; salty.So may thy Silver Streams beneath the Tide, / Unmix'd vvith briny Seas, securely glide. — 1697 •(figurative) Of a person: difficult to get along with or to like; acerbic, prickly, unlikable. •(no longer used) Especially of the sea: phosphorescent, shining. noun1 •(informal, humorous) The ocean, the sea."[…] [H]e was seen at t'other side of the briny, this morning." / "In France, Sir?"—continued Martha, clasping her hands. — 1831 formsbrinier · more briny · briniest · most briny