impractical
AdjectiveUS[im-prak-tuh-kuhl]/ˌɪmˈpræktəkəl/4 syllablesalso [im-prak-tih-kuhl] /ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəl/
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters“refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense”“he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work”“an impractical solution”Opposite practicalSimilar crazy, quixotic, meshugge, unwieldy, unfunctionalRelates to practicalitySee also impossible, unrealistic
- not practical or realizable; speculative“airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”“visionary schemes for getting rich”Synonyms: airyvisionaryLaputanwindyOpposite dystopianSimilar utopian
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Im·prac′ti·cal adjective
Not practical.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54