impracticability
- a word derived from impracticable.
Example Sentences
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Number theory—the study of patterns in numbers—had long had an aura of abstract impracticability: math for math’s sake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
She glossed over the impracticability of the proposal: It won’t solve highway traffic congestion.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2022
“But here, think about the impracticability of this – there is no one to serve,” said Lallas, calling the complaint a “fishing expedition.”
From Fox News ● Jul. 29, 2020
That starts with cashmere itself, a fabric whose extravagant associations originate partly in its fundamental impracticability.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2015
The impracticability of preventing the pernicious practice of running wool is now well understood.
From The Commercial Restraints of Ireland by Hutchinson, John Hely
