impractical
adjective
not practical or useful.
impracticality
-
a word derived from
impractical.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The latest eclipse was my third time swallowing the expense and impracticality of following them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"I assure you Reform UK has absolutely no plans to loosen gun laws. My previous comments referred to the impracticality of laws affecting competitive sports," it read.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Lisa is an illustrator, for what that’s worth, not without her own fears and indecision and impracticality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
These structures from quantum impracticality, inherent crystalline metronomes might migrate into our future time-keeping technology.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 4, 2023
They discounted the boy’s protests for their impracticality and sought to rationalize expenditure.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
