impracticable

  • 11impracticable — adjective impossible in practice to do or carry out. Derivatives impracticability noun impracticably adverb Usage Although similar in meaning, impracticable and impractical are not used in exactly the same way. Impracticable means ‘impossible to… …

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  • 12impracticable — {{#}}{{LM I21145}}{{〓}} {{SynI21684}} {{[}}impracticable{{]}} ‹im·prac·ti·ca·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que no se puede poner en práctica ni llevar a cabo. {{<}}2{{>}} {{♂}}Referido a un camino o a un lugar,{{♀}} que son de difícil… …

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  • 13impracticable — adjective Date: 1653 1. impassable < an impracticable road > 2. not practicable ; incapable of being performed or accomplished by the means employed or at command < an impracticable proposal > • impracticability noun • impracticably adverb …

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  • 14impracticable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth, render sth ▪ The damage it would cause makes the idea utterly impracticable …

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  • 15impracticable — im|prac|ti|ca|ble [ ım præktıkəbl ] adjective if something such as a plan is impracticable, it is very unlikely to be possible, because there are too many practical problems that would prevent it: an impracticable suggestion …

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  • 16impracticable — adjective something that is impracticable cannot be done even though it seems a good idea: It was an appealing plan but quite impracticable. impracticably adverb impracticability noun (U) …

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  • 17impracticable — UK [ɪmˈpræktɪkəb(ə)l] / US adjective if something such as a plan is impracticable, it is very unlikely to be possible, because there are too many practical problems that would prevent it an impracticable suggestion …

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  • 18impracticable — impracticability, impracticableness, n. impracticably, adv. /im prak ti keuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan. 2. unsuitable for practical use or purposes, as a&#8230; …

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  • 19impracticable — See impractical, impracticable, unpractical …

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  • 20impracticable — im|prac|ti|ca|ble [ımˈpræktıkəbəl] adj formal impossible or very difficult to do for practical reasons ▪ It was an appealing plan but quite impracticable. &GT;impracticably adv &GT;impracticability [ımˌpræktıkəˈbılıti] n [U] …

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