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impractical

[ im-prak-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. not practical or useful.
  2. not capable of dealing with practical matters; lacking sense.


impractical

/ ɪˈæɪə /

adjective

  1. not practical or workable

    an impractical solution

  2. not given to practical matters or gifted with practical skills

    he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work

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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, adverb
  • ˌپˈٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·t·i·ٲ ·t··Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impractical1

First recorded in 1860–65; im- 2 + practical
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Example Sentences

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He notes that the demands were so outlandish that submitting "would have been ruinously expensive and completely impractical."

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Restricting the life you live based on income you can earn from working is impractical for most people and impossible for many.

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In fact, I think it’s unlikely, and even impractical that such activity would occur.

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Brains, artistry, ingenuity — these qualities matter even when they seem impractical and strange.

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The defence had argued using the well was "completely impractical".

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