drinkable

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adjective

drink·​able ˈdriŋ-kə-bəl How to pronounce drinkable (audio)
: suitable or safe for drinking
drinkability noun

drinkable

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noun

: a liquid suitable for drinking : beverage

Examples of drinkable in a Sentence

Adjective This coffee is so hot it's not drinkable. technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkable Noun the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables
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Adjective
Projects to turn wastewater into drinkable water are progressing in San Diego and East County, but their costs have once again spiked. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 In Bangladesh, the NGO said, 47,000 Rohingya refugees may be deprived of access to drinkable water. Isabelle Mayault, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
Keep in mind that determining the exact dosage per serving in homemade edibles and drinkables can be difficult—you’ll never be 100 percent accurate because many factors can influence the outcome. Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Bourbon was aged for 19 years and three months, which Bhakta himself admits is pretty old for a bourbon, possibly teetering on the edge of drinkable. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for drinkable

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1611, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1708, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drinkable was in 1611

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“Drinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinkable. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

drinkable

adjective
drink·​able
ˈdriŋ-kə-bəl
: suitable or safe for drinking
drinkable water

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