impractical
pronunciation
How to pronounce impractical in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpræktɪkl]
How to pronounce impractical in American English:
US [ɪmˈpræktɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
- not practical or realizable; speculative
Word Origin
- impractical (adj.)
- 1823, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + practical. Impracticable in the same sense dates from 1670s.
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Example
- 1. When thatcherites first mooted privatisation it was derided as an impractical dream .
- 2. My siblings and I hated such impractical directives , although my mother never complained .
- 3. However , many us chief executives regard such moves as impractical , if not outright dangerous .
- 4. It is impractical to reverse the merger , but the commission should say by how much lloyds should be shrunk .
- 5. Ditching just one of them is impractical , since two are needed if one is to be continuously available for operations .