im|prac|ti|ca|ble

im|prac|ti|ca|ble
im|prac|ti|ca|ble «ihm PRAK tuh kuh buhl», adjective.
1. not working well in practice; not practicable: »

impracticable suggestions.

2. that cannot be used: »

an impracticable road. Owing to a slight miscalculation, the invention proved to be impracticable (Lytton Strachey).

3. very hard to manage or deal with; intractable: »

an impracticable horse, an impracticable person. You are so utterly unreasonable and impracticable (George Bernard Shaw).

 SYNONYM(S): unmanageable.
–im|prac´ti|ca|ble|ness, noun.
Usage See impractical for usage note. (Cf. ↑impractical)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

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