unpracticable
unpracticable adjective: not practicable.
Adjective
unpracticable (comparative more unpracticable, superlative most unpracticable)
- Not practicable.
- But so unpracticable is this design, that although sometimes conceived, it is never executed; the civil magistrate knows that it would be utterly destructive of human society; sublime as may be the ideal justice that it supposes, he sets it aside on the calculation of its bad consequences.1869, Alexander Bain, Moral Science; A Compendium of Ethics
- It has been urged, "You are unpracticable; you want a world of tramps--how are you going to live?"1913, Stephen Graham, A Tramp's Sketches
unpracticable meaning in Tamil
unpracticable in Tamil
- செயல்முறைக்கு ஒத்துவாராத
Forms of unpracticable
| comparative | more unpracticable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unpracticable |
Origin of unpracticable
From un- + practicable.
Words formed from unpracticable
Questions about unpracticable
- What does unpracticable mean?
- Unpracticable means not practicable.
- What is unpracticable in Tamil?
- Unpracticable in Tamil is செயல்முறைக்கு ஒத்துவாராத. See Unpracticable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is unpracticable?
- Unpracticable is an adjective.
Words near unpracticable in the dictionary
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