Impractical - English meaning

adjective

Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

The allegations are patently absurd

noun

An absurd state of affairs.

Usage examples:

The incidents that followed bordered on the absurd

noun

An eccentric or foolish person.

Usage examples:

People who claim famous past identities are usually dismissed as crackpots

adjective

Eccentric; impractical.

Usage examples:

His head's full of crackpot ideas

noun

A crazy or strange person

Usage examples:

They obviously think we’re a bunch of crackpots.

adjective

Mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behaviour.

Usage examples:

Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor

adverb

Extremely.

Usage examples:

I've been crazy busy

noun

A mad person.

Usage examples:

Keep that crazy away from me

adjective

Difficult to believe and unlikely to be true

Usage examples:

Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty far-fetched.

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

Usage examples:

He was foolish enough to confide in her

noun

Either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.

Usage examples:

Two and a half years

adverb

To the extent of half.

Usage examples:

The glass was half full

predeterminer, pronoun, & adjective

An amount equal to a half.

Usage examples:

Half an hour

adjective

Lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning.

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An illogical fear of the supernatural

adjective

Not able to occur, exist, or be done.

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A seemingly impossible task

adjective

(of a course of action) impossible in practice to do or carry out.

Usage examples:

It was impracticable to widen the road here

adjective

If a course of action, plan, etc. is impracticable, it is impossible to do in an effective way

Usage examples:

The changes to the tax system proved impracticable as they were impossible to enforce.

adjective

Not suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

There are penalties for inappropriate behaviour

adjective

Not able to work as intended or not able to succeed

Usage examples:

It's an interesting proposal but it's simply economically non-viable., they fiercely contested the …

adjective

Having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish.

Usage examples:

Another of his silly jokes

noun

Denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman.

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Silly mid-on

adjective

Showing a lack of thought or judgment; not serious and not showing much intelligence

Usage examples:

A silly grin, i watched another silly movie last night., it’s time to stop the silliness and get se…

adjective

Inconvenient or impractical.

Usage examples:

Childcare is expensive, making the return to work unfeasible for many women

adjective

Not feasible (= able to be done or achieved)

adjective

Not realistic.

Usage examples:

It was unrealistic to expect changes to be made overnight

adjective

Not reasonable, or not likely to be achieved

Usage examples:

We’re placing unrealistic demands on our schools.

adjective

Not guided by or based on good sense.

Usage examples:

She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity

adjective

Not based on or using good judgment; not fair

Usage examples:

It’s unreasonable to expect him to work every weekend., he thinks the cops acted unreasonably.

adjective

Not fair or acceptable

Usage examples:

A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands., be unreasonable for sb/st…

adjective

Not in working order or fulfilling its function adequately; unfit for use.

Usage examples:

The crew decided the aircraft was unserviceable

adjective

Not fitting or appropriate.

Usage examples:

The display is unsuitable for young children

adjective

Not right for a particular person, situation, or occasion

Usage examples:

Parts of this movie may be unsuitable for children.

adjective

Not able to function or be carried out successfully; impractical.

Usage examples:

An unworkable scheme

adjective

(of a plan or a system) not practical or able to operate effectively

Usage examples:

The budget was considered unworkable and had to be revised.

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

Usage examples:

A herd of wild goats

noun

A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.

Usage examples:

Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

verb

Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.

Usage examples:

Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him