Impracticable definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

impracticable in American English · 1. not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means. an impracticable plan · 2. unsuitable for ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'impracticable'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× impracticable (ɪmpræktɪkəbəl ) adjective[usuallyverb-linkADJECTIVE] Ifsomethingsuchasacourseofactionisimpracticable,itisimpossibletodo. Suchmeasureswouldbehighlyimpracticableandalmostimpossibletoapply. Synonyms:unfeasible,impossible,outofthequestion,unworkable MoreSynonymsofimpracticable MoreSynonymsofimpracticable COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'impracticable' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'impracticable' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'crassulaceous' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency impracticableinBritishEnglish (ɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl ) adjective1. incapableofbeingputintopracticeoraccomplished;notfeasible 2. unsuitableforadesireduse;unfit 3. anarchaicwordforintractable CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsimpracticability(imˌpracticaˈbility)orimpracticableness(imˈpracticableness)noun impracticably(imˈpracticably)adverb WordFrequency impracticableinAmericanEnglish (ɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl ) adjective1.  notcapableofbeingcarriedoutinpractice animpracticableplan 2.  notcapableofbeingused animpracticableroad 3. Rare notcapableofbeingmanagedordealtwith;intractable animpracticableperson Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsimpracticability(imˌpracticaˈbility) nounorimˈpracticableness impracticably(imˈpracticably) adverb Wordorigin