impractical

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ practical.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/

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Adjective

impractical (comparative more impractical, superlative most impractical)

1. Not practical; impracticable.

   Antonym: practical

   • 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes:

     "I can't leave you here alone with these cutthroats, and you certainly can't venture into the jungle with me; yet someone must go in search of your father. He is more than apt to wandering off aimlessly, regardless of danger or direction, and Mr. Philander is only a trifle less impractical than he. ...

Usage notes

• Said of people, theories, philosophies, etc.

Derived terms

• impracticality
• impractically
• impracticalness

Translations

not practical

Czech: nepraktický m Dutch: onpraktisch (nl), onhandig (nl) Finnish: epäkäytännöllinen (fi), epätarkoituksenmukainen (fi) French: infaisable (fr) German: unpraktisch, unnütz (de), unbrauchbar (de), untauglich (de) Hungarian: használhatatlan (hu) Ladin: ncomper Norwegian: Bokmål: upraktisk Nynorsk: upraktisk Plautdietsch: omstendich, ondeenlich Polish: niepraktyczny Portuguese: impraticável Russian: непракти́чный (ru) (nepraktíčnyj) Swedish: opraktisk (sv)