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Meaning of 'impracticable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impracticable [ a.]
- Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.
- Not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with.
- Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method.

Meaning of 'impracticable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impracticable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not capable of being carried out or put into practice
Example in sentence:
  • a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances;
  • refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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