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impractical

[im-prak-ti-kuhl]

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adjective

not practical or useful.

not capable of dealing with practical matters; lacking sense.

idealistic.

impracticable.

Origin:
1860–65; im-² + practical

Related forms

im·prac·ti·cal·i·ty, im·prac·ti·cal·ness, noun

Can be confused: impossible, impracticable, impractical, improbable.

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impractical (ɪmˈpræktɪk^əl)

—*adj*
1.	not practical or workable: an impractical solution
2.	not given to practical matters or gifted with practical skills: he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work

impracti'cality

—n

im'practicalness

—n

im'practically

—*adv*

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