Adjective
This coffee is so hot it's not drinkable.
technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkableNoun
the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables
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Adjective
This 15-year-old bourbon was somehow still very drinkable, although a little bit of water or a large ice cube is a good way to go while still revealing deep notes of oak, spice, vanilla, and dark stone fruit.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 May 2024 Hat Trick, a soccer or hockey term for three goals by one player in a single match, surprisingly drinkable despite a relatively high level of alcohol.—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for drinkable
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