quaffable

quaffable

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English quaff
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English quaffable

    From quaff + -able.

    Adjective

    quaffable (comparative more quaffable, superlative most quaffable)

    1. (informal, usually referring to wine) Easy to drink.
      • 2010, Cynthia Clayton Ochterbeck, Michelin Green Guide Wine Regions of France, page 413:
        The southern wines are simpler and more quaffable, the reds often heady (Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne is a good example), the rosés lively and fresh (Tavel), and the whites fruity and smooth (Cairanne).

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