Impractical definition

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Incapable of dealing efficiently with practical matters, especially finances.
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Unwise to implement or maintain in practice.

Refloating the sunken ship proved impractical because of the great expense.

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Not a part of experience, fact, or practice; theoretical.
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Not practical.
  • Not workable or useful; impracticable.
  • Not handling practical matters well.
  • Given to theorizing; idealistic.
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The definition of impractical is not useful, or is not efficient.

An example of something impractical is a two-door car for transporting eight people.

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Impracticable.
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Origin of impractical

Impractical Sentence Examples

  • Sometimes I do, but most of the time it's simply impractical.

  • This is totally impractical in every sense of the word.

  • This makes it impractical for home users.

  • Some luxury yarns have to be hand washed, making them impractical for socks.

  • Obviously the best solution would be to avoid any environment where mosquitoes are situated, but during the summer that's as impractical as suggesting that people avoid the beach and bottles of cold water.

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