impracticableadj.n.

/ɪmˈpraktɪkəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1600s inp-.

Etymology: < im- prefix² + practicable adj. and n.: compare French impraticable (16th cent.).

A. adj.

1. Not practicable; that cannot be carried out, effected, accomplished, or done; practically impossible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective]

impossible1340

unfeasible1527

infeasible1533

unablec1540

unperformable1583

unpracticeable1588

unfeasable1628

uneffectible1646

unpracticable1650

unoperable1652

unaccomplishable1675

imprestable1683

imperformable1693

impracticable1696

unexecutable1794

ineffectible1806

inexecutable1833

unworkable1839

impractical1865

undoable1865

impos.1924

1696 London Gaz. No. 3226/2 Finding that design inpracticable.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 244 Such distrust would render the exercise of that power precarious and impracticable.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxv. 182 Balmat pronounced the passage impracticable.

2. That cannot be put to use or practically dealt with; unmanageable, intractable, unserviceable.

a. Of things generally.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective] > unserviceable

unbriche1303

unable1390

unserviceable1535

inserviceable1607

impracticable1717

condemned1798

unusable1825

unadoptable1843

dis1925

bung1930

u/s1942

inoperable1949

1717 S. Clarke tr. G. W. Leibniz in Papers between Leibnitz & Clarke 181 The Fiction of a material finite Universe, moving forward in an infinite empty Space, cannot be admitted. It is altogether unreasonable and impracticable.

1821 W. M. Craig Lect. Drawing ii. 113 The colours become stiff and impracticable soon after they are applied.

1838 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1866) III. 123 Millions of acres which might..have remained idle and impracticable wastes.

b. Of roads, districts, etc.: Incapable of being used for passage; impossible to pass along, over, through, or to; impassable or inaccessible.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to be

ungoingable1482

unpassablea1525

unpassageable1592

passless1603

irrepassable1608

unpassible1646

untravellable1652

impracticable1653

impermeable1662

unvoyageable1667

impassable1697

landlocked1770

impervious1774

intraversable1803

unrideable1827

intransitable1838

untraversable1856

uncrossable1882

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [adjective] > of roads, etc.: impassable

impracticable1653

1653 O. Cromwell Speech 4 July in Writings & Speeches (1945) (modernized text) III. 58 The way they were going in would be impracticable.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 165. ¶5 They took Post behind a great Morass which they thought impracticable.

1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xl. 118 The pass appeared impracticable.

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe ii. 77 Cliffs so steep as to be perfectly impracticable.

c. Of persons, or their dispositions, etc.: Incapable of being ‘managed’, influenced, or persuaded; impossible to deal with or get on with; intractable, stubborn.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible

ironOE

stour1303

strange1338

unmovablea1382

inflexible1398

stoutc1410

unpliablea1425

intreatable1509

stiff1526

stiff-necked1526

unpliant1547

stout-hearted1552

inexorable1553

obstinate1559

strait-laced1560

impersuasible1576

unflexiblea1586

hard-edged1589

adamantive1594

unyielding1594

adder-deaf1597

steeled1600

irrefragable1601

rigid1606

unpersuadable1607

imployable1613

unswayablea1616

uncompellable1623

inflexive?1624

over-rigid1632

unlimbera1639

seta1640

incomplying1640

uncomplying1643

stiff-girt1659

impersuadable1680

unbendinga1688

impracticable1713

unblendable1716

stiff-rumped1728

unconvinciblea1747

uncompounding1782

unplastic1787

unbending1796

adamant1816

uneasy1819

uncompromising1828

cast iron1829

hard-hitting1831

rigoristic1844

ramrod1850

pincé1858

anchylosed1860

unbendable1884

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

hard line1903

tough1905

absolutist1907

hard-arsed1942

go-for-broke1946

hardcore1951

hard-arse1966

hard-ass1967

hardball1974

1713 N. Rowe Jane Shore i. i And yet, this tough impracticable Heart Is govern'd by a dainty-finger'd Girl.

1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man ii. 24 A poor impracticable creature!

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. xi. 184 Scipio..is one of those impracticable beings, on whom good example, good advice, and a good horsewhip are equally thrown away.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. vii. 203 Fisher must have been a hopelessly impracticable person.

B. n.

An impracticable person: see A. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > obstinate or stubborn person

obstinate1435

mumpsimus1530

obstinant1581

ram-head1605

sitfast1606

stiff-stander1642

obduratea1665

ironface1697

sturdy1704

stiffrump1709

sturdy-boots1762

stickfast1827

impracticable1829

mule1846

bullet-head1848

hardshell1849

die-hard1857

hog on ice1857

last-ditcher1862

thick-and-thinnite1898

jusqu'auboutiste1916

stiff-neck1921

dead-ender1956

toughie1960

1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 13 I was looked upon as an utter impracticable.

1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 208 Then the heady men, the egotists..the steriles, and the impracticables.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	impracticable
释义	impracticableadj.n. /ɪmˈpraktɪkəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1600s inp-. Etymology: < im- prefix² + practicable adj. and n.: compare French impraticable (16th cent.). A. adj. 1. Not practicable; that cannot be carried out, effected, accomplished, or done; practically impossible. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective] impossible1340 unfeasible1527 infeasible1533 unablec1540 unperformable1583 unpracticeable1588 unfeasable1628 uneffectible1646 unpracticable1650 unoperable1652 unaccomplishable1675 imprestable1683 imperformable1693 impracticable1696 unexecutable1794 ineffectible1806 inexecutable1833 unworkable1839 impractical1865 undoable1865 impos.1924 1696 London Gaz. No. 3226/2 Finding that design inpracticable. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 244 Such distrust would render the exercise of that power precarious and impracticable. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxv. 182 Balmat pronounced the passage impracticable. 2. That cannot be put to use or practically dealt with; unmanageable, intractable, unserviceable. a. Of things generally. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective] > unserviceable unbriche1303 unable1390 unserviceable1535 inserviceable1607 impracticable1717 condemned1798 unusable1825 unadoptable1843 dis1925 bung1930 u/s1942 inoperable1949 1717 S. Clarke tr. G. W. Leibniz in Papers between Leibnitz & Clarke 181 The Fiction of a material finite Universe, moving forward in an infinite empty Space, cannot be admitted. It is altogether unreasonable and impracticable. 1821 W. M. Craig Lect. Drawing ii. 113 The colours become stiff and impracticable soon after they are applied. 1838 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1866) III. 123 Millions of acres which might..have remained idle and impracticable wastes. b. Of roads, districts, etc.: Incapable of being used for passage; impossible to pass along, over, through, or to; impassable or inaccessible. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to be ungoingable1482 unpassablea1525 unpassageable1592 passless1603 irrepassable1608 unpassible1646 untravellable1652 impracticable1653 impermeable1662 unvoyageable1667 impassable1697 landlocked1770 impervious1774 intraversable1803 unrideable1827 intransitable1838 untraversable1856 uncrossable1882 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [adjective] > of roads, etc.: impassable impracticable1653 1653 O. Cromwell Speech 4 July in Writings & Speeches (1945) (modernized text) III. 58 The way they were going in would be impracticable. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 165. ¶5 They took Post behind a great Morass which they thought impracticable. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xl. 118 The pass appeared impracticable. 1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe ii. 77 Cliffs so steep as to be perfectly impracticable. c. Of persons, or their dispositions, etc.: Incapable of being ‘managed’, influenced, or persuaded; impossible to deal with or get on with; intractable, stubborn. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 1713 N. Rowe Jane Shore i. i And yet, this tough impracticable Heart Is govern'd by a dainty-finger'd Girl. 1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man ii. 24 A poor impracticable creature! 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. xi. 184 Scipio..is one of those impracticable beings, on whom good example, good advice, and a good horsewhip are equally thrown away. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. vii. 203 Fisher must have been a hopelessly impracticable person. B. n. An impracticable person: see A. 2c. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > obstinate or stubborn person obstinate1435 mumpsimus1530 obstinant1581 ram-head1605 sitfast1606 stiff-stander1642 obduratea1665 ironface1697 sturdy1704 stiffrump1709 sturdy-boots1762 stickfast1827 impracticable1829 mule1846 bullet-head1848 hardshell1849 die-hard1857 hog on ice1857 last-ditcher1862 thick-and-thinnite1898 jusqu'auboutiste1916 stiff-neck1921 dead-ender1956 toughie1960 1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 13 I was looked upon as an utter impracticable. 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude 208 Then the heady men, the egotists..the steriles, and the impracticables. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1653
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