Definition of impracticable Impracticable

/ɪmpɹæˈktɪkʌbʌl/ - [impraktikubul] - im•prac•ti•ca•ble

We found 10 definitions of impracticable from 5 different sources.

What does impracticable mean?

Adjective
impracticable - not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"
		infeasible, unfeasible, unworkable
		impossible not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"

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impracticable (Noun)
An unmanageable person.
impracticable (Adjective)
Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice.
impracticable (Adjective)
Of a passage or road: impassable.
impracticable (Adjective)
Of a person or thing: unmanageable.

impracticable (a.)
Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.
impracticable (a.)
Not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with.
impracticable (a.)
Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method.

impracticable
Incapable of being put into practice or accomplished; not feasible.

impracticable
im-prak′tik-a-bl, adj. not able to be done: unmanageable: stubborn.—ns. Imprac′ticability, Imprac′ticableness.—adv. Imprac′ticably