unpracticable
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Origin of unpracticable
First recorded in 1640–50; un- 1 + practicable
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In an era dominated by such orthodox craftsmen as Tennyson and Wordsworth, Hopkins' innovations were baffling even to his few admirers�"veins of pure gold imbedded in masses of unpracticable quartz," according to Coventry Patmore.
From Time Magazine Archive
To excuse himself from not aiding this reform Mr. Savage cries, visionary, unpracticable!
From The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)
I shall never admit that the plan of my campaign was unpracticable or ill contrived.
From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von
It has been urged, "You are unpracticable; you want a world of tramps—how are you going to live?"
From A Tramp's Sketches by Graham, Stephen
He had pinned his faith on Pompey's ultimate opposition to Cæsar, and yet did not wholly trust him, and was fully aware of the unpracticable nature of Cato and the weakness of the Optimates.
From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.
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