Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not suitable or safe for drinking: Describes a liquid, typically water, that is of such poor quality, contaminated, or otherwise unfit that it cannot be consumed.
   • Having an unpleasant taste: Describes a beverage that is so unpalatable due to its taste, temperature, or composition that one does not wish to drink it.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The water from the stagnant pond was completely undrinkable.
  • After the chemical spill, authorities declared the local water supply undrinkable.
  • He made the coffee so strong it was practically undrinkable.
  • The wine had turned to vinegar and was undrinkable.

Advanced Usage

• "rendered undrinkable": Made unfit for drinking, often through an external action or event.
  • The floodwaters rendered the well water undrinkable.
• "deemed undrinkable": Officially judged or declared to be unfit for consumption.
  • The sample was tested and deemed undrinkable by health inspectors.

Variants and Related Words

• Undrinkability (noun): The state or quality of being undrinkable.
  • The undrinkability of the water forced the village to seek a new source.
• Drinkable (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning suitable for drinking.
  • After purification, the water became drinkable.

Synonyms

• Unpotable: (Formal) Not safe to drink.
• Non-potable: (Technical) Not intended or safe for drinking.
• Foul: Having a disgusting smell or taste.
• Contaminated: Made impure by contact or mixture with something unclean.

Antonyms

• Drinkable
• Potable
• Palatable (specifically regarding taste)

Adjective

1. unsuitable for drinking