impractical

/ɪmˈpræk·tɪ·kəl/ adj

Definition

› not effective or reasonable, or (of people) not able to provide effective or simple solutions: an impractical plan It’s impractical to buy things just because they’re on sale.

(Definition of impractical adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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