Impractical

Origin

From im- + practical

Full definition of impractical

Adjective

1. Not practical; impracticable.
• 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, :S:Tarzan of the Apes/Chapter 13, "I can't leave you here alone with these cutthroats, and you certainly can't venture into the jungle with me; yet someone must go in search of your father. He is more than apt to wandering off aimlessly, regardless of danger or direction, and Mr. Philander is only a trifle less impractical than he. ...

Usage notes

Said of people, theories, philosophies, etc.

Antonyms

• practical

Derived terms

• impracticality
• impractically
• impracticalness