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Impracticable

Impracticable Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Impracticable?
[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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Impracticable: impossible | infeasible | unfeasible | unworkable Related Terms | Find terms related to Impracticable: awkward | disadvantageous | impossible | impractical | inapplicable | inconvenient | infeasible | nonfunctional | troublesome | unacceptable | unachievable | unattainable | undesirable | unfeasible | unfit | unrealizable | unsatisfactory | unserviceable | unsuitable | unusable | unworkable | useless See Also | Impracticable In Webster's Dictionary \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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