impractical

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From im- + practical

[edit] Adjective

impractical (comparative more impractical, superlative most impractical)

1. Not practical; impracticable.
   • 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes:

     "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. ...

[edit] Usage notes

• Said of people, theories, philosophies, etc.

[edit] Antonyms

• practical

[edit] Derived terms

• impracticality
• impractically
• impracticalness

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