impracticable

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im·prac·ti·ca·ble / imˈpraktikəbəl/ • adj. (of a course of action) impossible in practice to do or carry out: it was impracticable to widen the road here.DERIVATIVES: im·prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty / -ˌpraktikəˈbilitē/ n.im·prac·ti·ca·bly / -blē/ adv.