impracticable

[ im-prak-ti-kuh-buhl ]

/ ɪmˈpræk tɪ kə bəl /

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adjective

not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan.

unsuitable for practical use or purposes, as a device or material.

(of ground, places, etc.) impassable.

(of persons) hard to deal with because of stubbornness, stupidity, etc.

Origin of impracticable

First recorded in 1645–55; im-² + practicable

OTHER WORDS FROM impracticable

im·prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty, im·prac·ti·ca·ble·ness, nounim·prac·ti·ca·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH impracticable

impossible, impracticable , impractical, improbable

Words nearby impracticable

impound, impoundment, impoverish, impoverished, impower, impracticable, impractical, imprecate, imprecation, imprecise, impredicative

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Example sentences from the Web for impracticable

She is singular with sweetness, peculiar, yet not impracticable; generous without parade, and wise without consciousness.
Camilla|Fanny Burney
The ice is as disintegrated and impracticable as can well be conceived.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen
When excision is impracticable, benefit may be derived from the use of radium or of the X-rays.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
The impracticable part enforcing attendance of members was dropped.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge

Various expedients to obtain admission to the house passed through his brain, all to be rejected as impracticable.
The Pit Prop Syndicate|Freeman Wills Crofts

British Dictionary definitions for impracticable

impracticable

/ (ɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being put into practice or accomplished; not feasible

unsuitable for a desired use; unfit

an archaic word for intractable

Derived forms of impracticable

impracticability or impracticableness, nounimpracticably, adverb

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单词	impracticable
释义	impracticable [ im-prak-ti-kuh-buhl ] / ɪmˈpræk tɪ kə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impracticable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan. unsuitable for practical use or purposes, as a device or material. (of ground, places, etc.) impassable. (of persons) hard to deal with because of stubbornness, stupidity, etc. Origin of impracticable First recorded in 1645–55; im-² + practicable OTHER WORDS FROM impracticable im·prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty, im·prac·ti·ca·ble·ness, nounim·prac·ti·ca·bly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH impracticable impossible, impracticable , impractical, improbable Words nearby impracticable impound, impoundment, impoverish, impoverished, impower, impracticable, impractical, imprecate, imprecation, imprecise, impredicative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impracticable She is singular with sweetness, peculiar, yet not impracticable; generous without parade, and wise without consciousness. Camilla\|Fanny Burney The ice is as disintegrated and impracticable as can well be conceived. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen When excision is impracticable, benefit may be derived from the use of radium or of the X-rays. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles The impracticable part enforcing attendance of members was dropped. The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4)\|Albert J. Beveridge Various expedients to obtain admission to the house passed through his brain, all to be rejected as impracticable. The Pit Prop Syndicate\|Freeman Wills Crofts British Dictionary definitions for impracticable impracticable / (ɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl) / adjective incapable of being put into practice or accomplished; not feasible unsuitable for a desired use; unfit an archaic word for intractable Derived forms of impracticable impracticability or impracticableness, nounimpracticably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to impracticable impossible, imprudent, insuperable, unfeasible, unwise, infeasible
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impracticable

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