impractical
adjective
not practical or useful.
impracticality
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a word derived from
impractical.
Example Sentences
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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
Such food-fashion products are rarely revered for their practicality but rather, their impracticality.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2024
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
The subsequent failure of the American Colonization Society and the combination of logistical and economic difficulties in the colony of Liberia exposed the impracticality of any mass migration back to Africa.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
