unpractical

[ uhn-prak-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

1. not practical; impractical; lacking practical usefulness or wisdom.

unpractical

/ ʌnˈpræktɪkəl /

adjective

1. another word for impractical

Derived Forms

• unˈpractically, adverb
• ˌunpractiˈcality, noun

Other Words From

• unprac·ti·cali·ty un·practi·cal·ness noun
• un·practi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unpractical¹

First recorded in 1630–40; un- ¹ + practical

Example Sentences

Soren Pape Poulsen, a conservative lawmaker and former justice minister, initially argued that introducing such a measure would be unpractical, but he began supporting it last year after listening to a woman who had been assaulted.

From New York Times

In February, Mrs Dobbin said Justice Secretary Robert Buckland told her the idea was unpractical but said he may look at charging violent offenders for their jail stays.

From BBC

Kim’s sister and senior ruling party official, Kim Yo Jong, said a new summit would be “unpractical” for North Korea and that Pyongyang won’t gift Trump a high-level meeting that he can boast as a foreign policy achievement.

From Seattle Times

In a statement last week, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, said she doesn’t expect another summit with the United States this year, insisting that such a meeting would be “unpractical” for the North.

From Seattle Times

Kim Yo-jong, first vice director of the Korean Workers Party’s Central Committee and a woman of steadily growing power, who has spoken on her older brother’s behalf several times in recent months, said on July 10 that another summit with Trump would be “unpractical” and “not serve us at all.”

From Slate