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unworkable

British  
/ ʌnˈwɜːkəbəl /

adjective

  1. not practicable or feasible

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Chivalry is unworkable because it’s simply too dissonant for men.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

They are demanding a deadline of 2035 for the transition to electromobility, arguing that the measure is currently unworkable due to a significant lack of charging stations for electric vehicles.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Some described the proposed system as "unworkable", while charities warned it risked creating new barriers in an already difficult environment.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

A regime that turns on individualized physiological assessments risks becoming unworkable.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

If you live in an unworkable society you can make up one of your own, and this is what the Iks have done.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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