Impractical
[ɪm'præktɪk(ə)l] or [ɪm'præktɪkl]
Definition
(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'; 'an impractical solution' .
Checked by Llewellyn--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not practical.
Checker: Witt
Examples
- Knife-edge girdle diamonds are impractical owing to the liability of chipping the thin edge in setting or by blows while being worn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Since it is impractical to hold Pablo as a prisoner, Fernando commenced, and since it is repugnant to offer him-- Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- We could get out of either window onto the roof and down, or go down the hay chute if the stairs were impractical. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- 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. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The poor dear is SO impractical. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The only cure for prostitution might prove to be immoral, impractical, unconstitutional, and unpopular. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It never occurred to either of these impractical theorists to call aloud on the chance of attracting their friends' attention. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Checker: Witt