unpracticable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unpracticability noun
- unpracticableness noun
- unpracticably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unpracticable
First recorded in 1640–50; un- 1 + practicable
Example Sentences
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In an era dominated by such orthodox craftsmen as Tennyson and Wordsworth, Hopkins' innovations were baffling even to his few admirers�"veins of pure gold imbedded in masses of unpracticable quartz," according to Coventry Patmore.
From Time Magazine Archive
For farther, what city would ever submit to the rigorous laws of Plato, to the severe injunctions of Aristotle? or the more unpracticable tenets of Socrates?
From In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Erasmus, Desiderius
I shall never admit that the plan of my campaign was unpracticable or ill contrived.
From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von
To excuse himself from not aiding this reform Mr. Savage cries, visionary, unpracticable!
From The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)
It has been urged, "You are unpracticable; you want a world of tramps—how are you going to live?"
From A Tramp's Sketches by Graham, Stephen
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