drinkable

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drinkable

/ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/

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From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able.

adjective more drinkable · most drinkable

Able to be drunk (as liquid).
of water Safe to drink.
Similar: potable, drinkworthy, safe to drink
especially, of an alcoholic beverage Of good or satisfactory quality.

Similar: chuggable, downable, drinkable, potulent, quaffable · Opposite: impotable, undrinkable, nonpotable, unpotable

noun drinkables

in plural That which can be drunk. 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.

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adjective

Similar: chuggable, downable, drinkable, potulent, quaffable · Opposite: impotable, undrinkable, nonpotable, unpotable

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adj safe to drink

Español	potable, bebedizo, bebible, bebestible
中文	可飲用的 /可饮用的 kě yǐnyòng de
हिन्दी	पेय pey
Português	potável, bebível
Français	potable, buvable
Deutsch	trinkbar, Trink-
Italiano	potabile
Ελληνικά	πόσιμος pósimos
Română	potabil
Русский	питьево́й pitʹjevój
עברית	שָׁתִי shatí

adj of good or satisfactory quality

Français	buvable
Deutsch	trinkbar

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@misc{drinkable_2026,
  title = {drinkable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drinkable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}