unpracticable
[ uhn-prak-ti-kuh-buh l ]
/ ʌnˈpræk tɪ kə bəl /
adjective
Origin of unpracticable
First recorded in 1640–50;
un-1 +
practicable
OTHER WORDS FROM unpracticable
un·prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty, un·prac·ti·ca·ble·ness, noun un·prac·ti·ca·bly, adverbWords nearby unpracticable
unpolitic,
unpolled,
unpolluted,
unpopular,
unposed,
unpracticable,
unpractical,
unpracticed,
unpractised,
unprecedented,
unpredictable
Example sentences from the Web for unpracticable
He is very timid, and it would not suggest to him anything so unpracticable.
Uarda, Complete |Georg EbersThe experiment, however, would be worth a trial in cases where amputation is unpracticable and where death is the probable result.
The Solomon Islands and Their Natives |H. B. (Henry Brougham) GuppyTo excuse himself from not aiding this reform Mr. Savage cries, visionary, unpracticable!
The Arena |VariousWell, there is something a little too flimsy and unpracticable about that word Utopia.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation |H. G. (Herbert George) Wells