# drinkable

/ˈdɹɪnkəbəɫ/ (US) · /dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/drinkable
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

safe to drink, or pleasant to drink. You use it for water, wine, or other liquids that taste okay and will not make you sick.

For teachers: safe for human consumption as a beverage, or sufficiently pleasant in taste to be consumed with ease. Often modified by degree adverbs such as 'perfectly' or 'barely'.

## Examples

- This water is clean and drinkable.
- After the filter is fixed, the tap water is drinkable again.
- Although the cheap red was far from fine, it remained light and drinkable enough to suit a long summer lunch.

## Usage notes

- Used both predicatively after 'be' and attributively before nouns such as 'water'.

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