impracticable C2 Topic:House & Home US /ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl/ UK /ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/ See IPA manual Freq #145912 Meanings 1 adj not capable of being carried out or put into practice Refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility. 2 adj Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice. It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the former ownership. 3 adj unmanageable And yet this tough impracticable heart / Is govern'd by a dainty-finger'd girl ; […]. 4 noun an unmanageable person They were not allowed, of course, to join us in the sitting room, partly that their practice might not be disturbed, but principally, that I was looked upon as an utter impracticable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not capable of being... infeasibleunfeasibleunworkable Word family Forms impracticabilityimpracticably Derived forms impracticabilityimpracticablenessimpracticably Etymology From im- + practicable. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # impracticable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/ **Frequency rank:** 145912 ## Meanings 1. not capable of being carried out or put into practice 2. Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice. 3. unmanageable 4. an unmanageable person ## Examples - Refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility. - It has not been used for many years, and although it was impracticable to photograph the engine in the small confines of the shed it was possible to obtain a picture of the plate which it still carries showing the former ownership. - And yet this tough impracticable heart / Is govern'd by a dainty-finger'd girl ; […]. - They were not allowed, of course, to join us in the sitting room, partly that their practice might not be disturbed, but principally, that I was looked upon as an utter impracticable. ## Derived Forms - impracticability - impracticableness - impracticably ## Etymology From im- + practicable. ## Topics - House & Home markdown