undrinkable
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈdrɪŋkəbl/
:
no potable
- The water close to these wells is often already undrinkable, they say, so lesser protections make sense.
- undrinkable water
- make it undrinkable
You don't turn like what comes out of the tap into this bitter, horrible tasting thing that's undrinkable or bland.
- You don't turn like what comes out of the tap into this bitter, horrible tasting thing that's undrinkable or bland.
Examples
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It had gone cold, which made it bitter and undrinkable.
Fiction book (1998) -
Surrounded by undrinkable ocean water in a vastly barren landscape, Cape Verde has been chronically vulnerable to drought, food scarcity, and long-lasting famines.
Academic text (2008) -
Water is undrinkable after six weeks.
Fiction book (1992) -
The beer quality stops just before it becomes undrinkable.
Blog text (17) -
So the house is falling apart and the vineyard makes undrinkable wine?
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God, this is undrinkable.
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Thirsting for water, they are thankful when they reach a stream, only to be further disheartened to find the water bitter and undrinkable.
Blog text (17) -
The orange juice was that bitter, preservative-laden stuff that's virtually undrinkable.
Blog text (28) -
Charging a tired person for a pillow or a thirsty person—trapped in a confined space where the tap water is undrinkable—for water just sounds mean.
Blog text (32) -
The well was contaminated, leaving the water completely undrinkable and unsafe for human consumption.
Synonyms
Not safe to drink
Water that is not safe to drink
Antonyms
How Drinkable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undrinkable is made of un- meaning 'not', drink, and -able meaning 'able to be', so it literally says 'not able to be drunk', and we use it for water or drinks that are unsafe or taste bad.