drinkable
/ˈdɹɪnkəbəl/DRIN-kuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈdɹɪnkəbəl/DRIN-kuh-buhl
Meaningable to be drunk
Common meaning: fit to drink
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- drinkto take in liquidSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 180 · scan
- ableable to be
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from drink + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DRINK, p.180 · scan
Source words
- drincan Old English · source word “to take in liquid”
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