undrinkable

adjective

un·​drink·​able ˌən-ˈdriŋ-kə-bəl How to pronounce undrinkable (audio)
: unsuitable or unpleasant to drink

Examples of undrinkable in a Sentence

The water was undrinkable and had to be boiled.
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The leaks can lead to heavy metal contamination and potentially lower pH levels, all of which can make drinking water undrinkable. Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024 Water treatment couldn’t keep up, making their stores undrinkable. Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 Coffee gunk can make your coffee taste bitter, rendering that Premium Roast undrinkable! Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024 The village of around 1,500 residents has been without drinking water since December, when the local reservoir fell so low that water became undrinkable and only good for washing clothes and dishes. Joseph Wilson and Emilio Morenatti, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undrinkable 

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undrinkable was in 1611

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“Undrinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undrinkable. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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