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undrinkable

British  
/ 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

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But he still dreads the possibility the product of his 25-hectare vineyard in the village of Correns could be declared undrinkable, and that he'd be unable to sell some 90,000 bottles.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Down the winding, two-lane roads that connect communities, a pastor organizes bottled-water drives for neighbors whose tap water is undrinkable, while the local utility patches together funding for long-term solutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

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

From Salon ● May 28, 2025

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

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

The fruitcake stayed perfect in the tin and the apple juice was fizzy but not totally undrinkable and the dried apricots were fine, as was the huge thick slab of chocolate wrapped in brown paper.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

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