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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.
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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, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH impracticable
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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, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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