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impracticable (adj.)

"incapable of being done, not to be done by available means," 1670s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + practicable. Earlier in a sense of "impassable" (1650s). Related: Impracticably; impracticability.

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Definitions of impracticable from WordNet

impracticable (adj.)
not capable of being carried out or put into practice;
refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility
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