impracticable
impracticable Lexical Profile
impracticable Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Impossible in practice to do, carry out, or accomplish.
"The committee rejected the ambitious proposal as wholly impracticable given the current budget constraints."
Unsuitable for passage or use, especially of a road, route, or terrain.
"Heavy winter snowstorms rendered the narrow mountain passes completely impracticable for wheeled vehicles."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often confused with 'impractical': 'impracticable' means completely impossible to put into practice, whereas 'impractical' means possible to do, but unwise, inefficient, or unrealistic in practice.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from French 'impraticable', formed from the privative prefix 'im-' (not) and 'praticable' (capable of being done), ultimately tracing back to Ancient Greek 'praktikos' (fit for action).