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US
/ˌɪmˈpɹæktəkəɫ, ˌɪmˈpɹæktɪkəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɪmpɹˈæktɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpɹˈæktɪkəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense
an impractical solution
he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work -
not practical or realizable; speculative
visionary schemes for getting rich
airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
How To Use impractical In A Sentence
- He says the briefcase is impractical: A lot of other people in our office use rucksacks because they cycle to work. Briefcases are the new suspenders | clusterflock
- There is much in the words and thoughts of the Romantic poets that is excessive or impractical, but their beliefs and the passion with which they pursued them still serve as an example.
- We chose to sit on a comfortable settee rather than on hard chairs or impractical looking stools.
- They are full of impractical ideas. Times, Sunday Times
- The idea of taking a day off seemed impractical at the time. Christianity Today
- In the 1890s, women some women found they could cast off their impractical and uncomfortable clothing in favour of pantaloons.
- True, they're intriguing but seem impractical. Times, Sunday Times
- Biblical injunctions often are all the more valuable for their impracticality in the real world. St. Warren Casts Not the First Stone
- Some impractical suggestions were turned down by the committee.
- It is also clear that it would be inhuman, impractical and ruinous for the economy to require them to leave en masse. Times, Sunday Times
