undrinkable
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English drinkable English undrinkable From un- + drinkable.
- Not drinkable.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English drinkable English undrinkable From un- + drinkable.
- Anything not suitable for drinking.
“[…] 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.”
“Popping down a cork coaster, the bartender delivered Alan's next drink and plucked the empties and undrinkables as the music changed.”