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potent potable

potent potable

1 8.8
A strong drink with a lot of alcohol that can make you feel drunk
  • noun
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  • This bar serves a potent potable that everyone loves.

Examples

  • The menu featured several potent potables crafted by local distilleries.

  • After a long day, he enjoyed savoring a few potent potables at his favorite tavern.

  • At the bar, he ordered a potent potable to unwind after a long week.

  • She warned that even one potent potable could make you feel tipsy.

  • Do you have any potent potables on the menu?

  • The bar is known for its wide selection of potent potables that delight seasoned drinkers.

  • The festival featured local craft beers and various potent potables from distilleries across the region.

Synonyms

strong drink
vspotent potable
3 3.4

An alcoholic drink that is distilled, like whisky or vodka

refers to any strong alcoholic drink not limited to distilled types
potation
vspotent potable
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A drink that has alcohol or the act of drinking alcohol

denotes a strong alcoholic beverage rather than the action of drinking

How Strong

spirits
1 3.0
potent potable
1 8.8
whiskey
  • US
282 2.8
wine
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

potent potable singular
potent potables plural

Morphology

potent + potable

The meaning is directly compositional: 'potent' (strong/powerful) + 'potable' (drinkable) yields 'a strong drink', following a normal adjective+noun composition pattern. Although 'potable' is somewhat formal/less frequent, the semantic combination is straightforward and a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Potent potable plays on two words: potent means 'strong' and potable was an old, formal word for 'a drink'. So the image is a very strong drink, and that's why the phrase means 'a strong alcoholic drink'.