Adjective
This coffee is so hot it's not drinkable.
technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkableNoun
the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables
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Adjective
Lurking within sunlight-shy craters, deposits of water ice might be transformed into oxygen, drinkable water, and rocket fuel.—Leonard David, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025 Despite my reservations, the drink was ... drinkable.—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
Others criticized the House proposal's narrow exemption for drinkables, calling instead for a robust regulatory framework for a broader range of products.—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Keep in mind that determining the exact dosage per serving in homemade edibles and drinkables can be difficult—you’ll never be 100 percent accurate because many factors can influence the outcome.—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for drinkable
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