impracticable
[ im-prak-ti-kuh-buh l ]
/ ɪmˈpræk tɪ kə bəl /
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.
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impound, impoundment, impoverish, impoverished, impower, impracticable, impractical, imprecate, imprecation, imprecise, impredicative
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im·prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty, im·prac·ti·ca·ble·ness, nounim·prac·ti·ca·bly, adverbCan be confused
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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
impracticability or impracticableness, nounimpracticably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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