Drinkable Meaning
/drˈɪnkəbəl/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be drunk (as liquid).
adjSafe to drink.
Sentence Examples
This water isn't drinkable.
There's no drinkable water.
If we have no more clean, drinkable water, we are doomed.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The water from this well is not ____ due to contamination.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This water isn't ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1931, Qassim Ali Jairazbhoy, Fear Allah and take your own part, page 112:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The water from this well is not ____ due to contamination.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This water isn't ____.