English

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. ...

Usage notes

• Said of people, theories, philosophies, etc.

Antonyms

• practical

Derived terms

• impracticality
• impractically
• impracticalness

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