drinkable

American  

[dring-kuh-buhl] / ˈdrɪŋ kə bəl /

adjective

1. suitable for drinking.

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Other Word Forms

• drinkability noun
• drinkableness noun
• drinkably adverb
• nondrinkable adjective
• undrinkable adjective

Etymology

Origin of drinkable

First recorded in 1605–15; drink + -able

Example Sentences

Within the monument, most of the roads are gravel or dirt, and there is no drinkable water, no food, no gas and spotty cellphone coverage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Israel depends on the plants for about 80% of its drinkable water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Few breakfasts and refreshment breaks didn’t include someone squeezing a cylinder of icy concentrate into a pitcher, adding water and stirring until it became a drinkable delight.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

Stable markets, regular Social Security checks, secure borders, transportation without tragedy, civil rights, drinkable water, and breathable air—if we’re doing our job, you don’t have to think about these things.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

So “fire” meant longer and longer forays into the forest, stealing fallen branches from under the blunt-eyed gaze of snakes, just for one single bucket of drinkable water.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver