Advertisement

Advertisement

undrinkable

/ ʌnˈdrɪŋkəbəl /

adjective

  1. not pleasant or safe enough to be drunk

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Flowing water has become first undrinkable, then unswimmable, and now in places even untouchable without falling sick.

From Salon

"We know it is undrinkable water, and we still drink it," he went on.

From BBC

Finally, the mint julep is a vile almost undrinkable beverage.

That began more than 20 years ago, and just last year, the International Refugee Assistance Project found conditions at the facility to be inhumane, citing undrinkable water, open sewage and poor medical care.

Had DWP held water in the reservoir with a ripped cover, the water would have been legally undrinkable except in emergencies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


undress uniformUNDRO