adjective
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not practical or workable
an impractical solution
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not given to practical matters or gifted with practical skills
he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work
Other Word Forms
- impracticality noun
- impractically adverb
- impracticalness noun
Etymology
Origin of impractical
Example Sentences
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A later generation of sociologists might have diagnosed Göring’s martial flamboyance as a form of “homeovestism”—that is, exaggerated and often impractical gender-normative dress or behavior intended to signal elite social status.
Along with complaints about the building’s size, the Geffen Galleries’ heavy use of concrete had been criticized as an impractical choice for hanging art.
From Los Angeles Times
Deutsche Bank analysts have noted that space radiation can accelerate the degradation of chips and in-orbit maintenance can be “impractical,” among other things.
From MarketWatch
The car changed the perception of EVs — which had previously been viewed as niche and impractical products — by featuring a strong blend of performance and style.
From MarketWatch
“Guidance that discourages sugar but dismisses safe, effective no sugar options is impractical and inherently contradictory,” a spokesman said.
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