|
|
Definition of Impracticable
1. Adjective. Not capable of being carried out or put into practice. "A suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"
Similar to: Impossible
Derivative terms: Impracticability, Impracticableness, Infeasibility, Unfeasibility
Definition of Impracticable
1. a. Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.
Definition of Impracticable
1. Adjective. Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice. ¹
2. Adjective. Of a passage or road: impassable. ¹
3. Adjective. (obsolete) Of a person or thing: unmanageable. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) An unmanageable person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impracticable
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Impracticable
1. 1. Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking. 2. 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. "This though, impracticable heart Is governed by a dainty-fingered girl." (Rowe) "Patriotic butloyal men went away disguested afresh with the impracticable arrogance of a sovereign." (Palfrey) 3. Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method. Synonym: Impossible, infeasible. Impracticable, Impossible. A thing is impracticable when it can not be accomplished by any human means at present possessed, a thing is impossible when the laws of nature forbid it. The navigation of a river may now be impracticable, but not impossible, because the existing obstructions may yet be removed. "The barons exercised the most despotic authority over their vassals, and every scheme of public utility was rendered impracticable by their continued petty wars with each other." . "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impracticable
Literary usage of Impracticable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"CARRIERS (§ 254*)—PASSENGERS—TICKETS- RIGHTS ACQUIRED—"impracticable." Where the
holder of an interchangeable mileage ticket, stipulating that coupons from ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The impracticable idea of a very little Germany found embodiment in the suggestion
of the Göttingen historian Sartorius, that a Confederation should be ..."
3. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman (1899)
"... but so impracticable ; and whilst it preserved Valerian from the danger, saved
the emperor Decius from the disappointment, which would most probably ..."
4. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1921)
"Some current objections to socialism are of little weight; for example, that the
huge organization is impracticable, that goods could not be valued, ..."
5. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1894)
"It is enough they were held impracticable the night before; and, as there was no
alternative in my uncle Toby's wardrobe, he sallied forth in the red plush. ..."
6. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"IT hae been found impracticable to include in one volume all the cases decided
by the Supreme Court at January Term, 1830. The reporter was desirous to ..."
Other Resources:
