undrinkable

undrinkable

(ʌnˈdrɪŋkəbəl)
adj
not pleasant or safe enough to be drunk
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.undrinkable - unsuitable for drinking
drinkable, potable - suitable for drinking
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Translations
imbevibilenon potabile

undrinkable

[ˈʌnˈdrɪŋkəbl] ADJ (= unpalatable) → imbebible; (= poisonous) → no potable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

undrinkable

[ʌnˈdrɪŋkəbəl] adj
(= unpalatable) → imbuvable
(= poisonous) → non potable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

undrinkable

adj → ungenießbar
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

undrinkable

[ʌnˈdrɪŋkəbl] adj (unpalatable) → imbevibile; (polluted) → non potabile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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