drinkable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- drinkability noun
- drinkableness noun
- drinkably adverb
- nondrinkable adjective
- undrinkable adjective
Etymology
Origin of drinkable
Example Sentences
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Few breakfasts and refreshment breaks didn’t include someone squeezing a cylinder of icy concentrate into a pitcher, adding water and stirring until it became a drinkable delight.
From Salon
Official estimates suggest that around 55% of the town's drinkable water is lost to leaking pipes.
From BBC
They passed Soda Spring, which fed into the Green River, but there wasn’t any drinkable water there, either.
From Literature
"We woke up one morning and were told the water was no longer drinkable. Not only should we not drink it, we shouldn't touch it either," he said.
From Barron's
Marked by notes of spice and cherry, the deep red wine is soft, succulent and eminently drinkable—a wine for a special occasion or a Tuesday night with friends.
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