undrinkable

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ drinkable.

Adjective

undrinkable (comparative more undrinkable, superlative most undrinkable)

1. Not drinkable.

Synonyms

• impotable

Coordinate terms

• inedible

Translations

not drinkable

Bulgarian: негоден за пиене (negoden za piene) Danish: udrikkelig Dutch: ondrinkbaar (nl) Finnish: juomakelvoton (fi) French: imbuvable (fr) Georgian: სასმელად უვარგისი (sasmelad uvargisi), დასალევად უვარგისი (dasalevad uvargisi), სასმელად გამოუდეგარი (sasmelad gamoudegari), დასალევად გამოუდეგარი (dasalevad gamoudegari), სასმელად გამოუსადეგი (sasmelad gamousadegi), დასალევად გამოუსადეგი (dasalevad gamousadegi) German: untrinkbar Greek: Ancient: ἄποτος (ápotos) Hungarian: ihatatlan (hu) Japanese: 飲めない (nomenai) Manx: neuiuoil Norwegian: Bokmål: udrikkelig Nynorsk: udrikkeleg Polish: nie zdatny do picia Swedish: odrickbar (sv)

Noun

undrinkable (plural undrinkables)

1. Anything not suitable for drinking.
   • 1938, The National Review, volume 110, page 514:

     […] but there was a peculiar aroma about that Oxo that no ox had ever provided, unless he were stalled in a chemist's shop, and it was not long before this ruse was discovered and another liquid thereby added to the undrinkables of life.

   • 2018, Craig Hallam, Old Haunts:

     Popping down a cork coaster, the bartender delivered Alan's next drink and plucked the empties and undrinkables as the music changed.