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Meaning of IMPRACTICAL

Pronunciation:  im'praktukul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"
  2. [adj]  not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
 
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 Synonyms: airy, armchair(a), crazy, half-baked, meshuga, meshugge, quixotic, romantic, screwball, softheaded, unfunctional, utopian, visionary, wild-eyed
 
 Antonyms: practical
 
 See Also: impossible, unrealistic

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Im*prac"ti*cal\, a.
Not practical.
 
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