Impractical

//ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not practical; impracticable.

    ""I can't leave you here alone with these cutthroats, and you certainly can't venture into the jungle with me; yet someone must go in search of your father. 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. ..."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters wordnet
  2. 2
    not practical or realizable; speculative wordnet

Synonyms

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quixoticunwieldyabstractacademicairyairy

Example

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"We all consider that your idea is impractical."

Etymology

From im- + practical.

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