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
Always in darkness, PSRs are thought to retain water ice that, if present, could be converted into drinkable water, breathable oxygen and rocket fuel.—Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The water condenses on the glass and flows down a tube to emerge as fresh, drinkable water.—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
Salads, sammies and charcuterie plates can be enjoyed on the outdoor patio with its boundless views of the Capay Valley, and the retail side of the operation sells all manner of olive oil and other drinkables/comestibles.—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for drinkable
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