drinkable
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able.
Adjective[edit]
drinkable (comparative more drinkable, superlative most drinkable)
- Able to be drunk (as liquid).
- (of water) Safe to drink.
- (of an alcoholic beverage, especially wine) Of good or satisfactory quality.
Synonyms[edit]
- (safe to drink): potable, drinkworthy, safe to drink
- (of good or satisfactory quality):
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “safe to drink”): impotable, undrinkable
- (antonym(s) of “of good or satisfactory quality”): undrinkable
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
safe to drink
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of good or satisfactory quality
Noun[edit]
drinkable (plural drinkables)
- (chiefly in the plural) That which can be drunk.
- 1931, Qassim Ali Jairazbhoy, Fear Allah and take your own part, page 112:
- During the course of the day we know how to face acute hunger, and learn the value of abstaining from using our eatables and drinkables.