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
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)
Areus, by frequent ambushes, and seizing positions where the ways were most unpracticable, harassed the Gauls and Molossians that brought up the rear.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
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
I shall never admit that the plan of my campaign was unpracticable or ill contrived.
From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von
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