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- Dictionaryimpracticable/ɪmˈpraktɪkəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of a course of action) impossible in practice to do or carry out: "it was impracticable to widen the road here"
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IMPRACTICABLE definition: 1. If a course of action, plan, etc. is impracticable, it is impossible to do in an effective way…. Learn more.
The meaning of IMPRACTICABLE is impassable. How to use impracticable in a sentence. impassable; not practicable : incapable of being performed or accomplished by the means employed or at command…
impracticable - not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"
Impracticable definition: not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means. See examples of IMPRACTICABLE used in a sentence.
1. not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means. an impracticable plan. 2. unsuitable for practical use or purposes, as a device or material. 3. (of ground, places, etc.) impassable. 4. (of persons) hard to deal with because of stubbornness, stupidity, etc.
Definition of impracticable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word impracticable mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word impracticable. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
3 days ago · impracticable (plural impracticables) (obsolete) an unmanageable person. The Bengalee, or Sketches of Society and Manners in the East. They were not allowed, of course, to join us in the sitting room, partly that their practice might not be disturbed, but principally, that I was looked upon as an utter. Then there are the gladiators, to whom it ...
not capable of being carried out or put into practice. “refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility”. synonyms: infeasible, unfeasible, unworkable. impossible. not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with.
