drinkable

Etymology

From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able.

adj

  1. Able to be drunk (as liquid).
  2. (of water) Safe to drink.
  3. (of an alcoholic beverage, especially wine) Of good or satisfactory quality.

noun

  1. (chiefly in the plural) That which can be drunk.
    During the course of the day we know how to face acute hunger, and learn the value of abstaining from using our eatables and drinkables. 1931, Qassim Ali Jairazbhoy, Fear Allah and take your own part, page 112

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