unpracticable

American  

[uhn-prak-ti-kuh-buhl] / ʌnˈpræk tɪ kə bəl /

adjective

1. impracticable.

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Other Word Forms

• unpracticability noun
• unpracticableness noun
• unpracticably adverb

Etymology

Origin of unpracticable

First recorded in 1640–50; un- ¹ + practicable

Example Sentences

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

Well, there is something a little too flimsy and unpracticable about that word Utopia.

From The Salvaging Of Civilisation by H. G.

I shall never admit that the plan of my campaign was unpracticable or ill contrived.

From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von

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.

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