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undrinkable

adjective

un·​drink·​able ˌən-ˈdriŋ-kə-bəl How to pronounce undrinkable (audio)
: unsuitable or unpleasant to drink

Example Sentences

The water was undrinkable and had to be boiled.
Recent Examples on the Web For instance, algal blooms can make local water undrinkable for some Indigenous communities in Canada. Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 25 July 2022 Adams and others described their well water as undrinkable. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2022 Coffee gunk can make your coffee taste bitter, rendering that Premium Roast undrinkable! Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2022 Almost 10 years later, her daughter is facing similar issues in the same school: unbearable heat, undrinkable water, leaking ceilings, poor air quality and exposure to asbestos. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2022 Dozens of wind-power turbines have been erected near the Guanting Reservoir, which provided Beijing with drinking water until farm and industrial pollution left it undrinkable. New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022 And according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the number of contaminants that can make water undrinkable is astronomical. Kayla Hui, Health.com, 6 Jan. 2022 In the Bayou State, Sara Sneath recently dropped a new project with the Louisiana Illuminator, a nonprofit newsroom, and WWNO/WRKF, which found that residents are at times paying for undrinkable water. Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, 20 May 2021 Homes and businesses could count on no more than three or four hours of electricity a day, most of the water was undrinkable, medical supplies were dwindling, and hospitals were overwhelmed with casualties from the 2018 protests. Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undrinkable was in 1611

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