Meaning of IMPRACTICABLE
Pronunciation: | | im'praktukubul
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| Definition: | | [adj] 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" |
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| Synonyms: | | impossible, infeasible, unfeasible, unworkable |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Im*prac"ti*ca*ble\, a.
1. Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or
accomplished by the means employed, or at command;
impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.
2. 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.
This though, impracticable heart Is governed by a
dainty-fingered girl. --Rowe.
Patriotic butloyal men went away disguested afresh
with the impracticable arrogance of a sovereign.
--Palfrey.
3. Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an
impracticable road; an impracticable method.
Syn: Impossible; infeasible. -- {Impracticable},
{Impossible}. A thing is impracticable when it can not
be accomplished by any human means at present possessed;
a thing is impossible when the laws of nature forbid it.
The navigation of a river may now be impracticable, but
not impossible, because the existing obstructions may
yet be removed. ``The barons exercised the most despotic
authority over their vassals, and every scheme of public
utility was rendered impracticable by their continued
petty wars with each other.'' --Mickle. ``With men this
is impossible, but with God all things are possible.''
--Matt. xix. 26.
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| Related Terms: | | awkward, disadvantageous, impossible, impractical, inapplicable, inconvenient, infeasible, nonfunctional, troublesome, unacceptable, unachievable, unattainable, undesirable, unfeasible, unfit, unrealizable, unsatisfactory, unserviceable, unsuitable, unusable, unworkable, useless |
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