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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Aloe Vera Shots for Digestion Aloe vera shots are made by liquefying the clear gel inside the leaves of the aloe vera plant to create a drinkable form.—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2025 As time passed, the hype faded, but research into the properties and potential benefits of drinkable ketones has continued, for example to aid recovery or ward off overtraining.—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
Salads, sammies and charcuterie plates can be enjoyed on the outdoor patio with its boundless views of the Capay Valley, and the retail side of the operation sells all manner of olive oil and other drinkables/comestibles.—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Others criticized the House proposal's narrow exemption for drinkables, calling instead for a robust regulatory framework for a broader range of products.—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for drinkable
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