impractical
adjective
im·prac·ti·cal
(ˌ)im-ˈprak-ti-kəl 
: not practical: such as
a
: not wise to put into or keep in practice or effect
b
: incapable of dealing sensibly or prudently with practical matters
c
d
Examples of impractical in a Sentence
Little sports cars are impractical for large families.
He was a dreamy and impractical young man.
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Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But, because mange often accompanies secondary infections and nutritional imbalances, treatment in the wild is impractical, making the work at Walden's Puddle and other rehabilitation facilities all the more important, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Communications Manager Jason Harmon said.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
One potentially impractical element of this sofa is that there is only about one inch of space between the floor and the bottom of the sofa.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Luggage, which was either too cheap to look good or, perhaps even worse, too expensive to be so impractical.
—Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impractical. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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impractical
adjective
im·prac·ti·cal
(ˈ)im-ˈprak-ti-kəl
: not practical: as
a
: not wise to put into or keep in practice or effect
an impractical rule disliked by many
b
: incapable of dealing sensibly with practical matters
c
: impracticable
the new gadgets were complicated and impractical
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