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impracticable

imp·rac·ti·cable

UK/ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/ US/ˌɪˈmpræktɪkʌbʌl/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

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”

Origin

From im- + practicable.

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