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impracticable.

Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice.

  2. impassable (of a passage or road)

  3. unmanageable

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English practicable English impracticable From im- + practicable.

noun/ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/Received-Pronunciation

  1. an unmanageable person

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English practicable English impracticable From im- + practicable.

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