impractically
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6.1
- adverb
- /ɪmˈpræktɪkli/
:
imprácticamente
- The project's timeline seemed impractically short for such a large undertaking.
- impractically long
Examples
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Kevin wagged his impractically long finger at her.
Blog text (26) -
Granted, BL's was dressed a bit impractically, but that doesn't detract from her lethality.
Blog text (27) -
Since this was impractically high, the Nazis never gave any serious thought to developing an atomic bomb.
Academic text (2009) -
And what this tells us is that in practice, even a quadratic algorithm is often impractically slow and we really can't use them.
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Sharon had held out for the house on the lake, impractically, as Wilson thought, surrendering the Nashville residence to Pax, who'd later sold it.
Fiction book (1990) -
I can't wear them; I've been on crutches over ten times, and I don't go courting more; but she's dressed so impractically for snow I would cry.
Blog text (8) -
That reaction occurs even more slowly than deuterium-tritium fusion, and the fuel would have to be heated to impractically high temperatures—six times the heat of the sun's interior, by some calculations—that would be beyond the reach of any tokamak.
Blog text (1) -
Being a prepper is impractically preparing for impractical and unlikely scenarios—and actually it's hoarding (yet another train wreck of a show about people with mental disorders).
Blog text (1) -
She found the instructions impractically complicated for a simple task.
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His ideas for solving the problem were impractically ambitious and unlikely to succeed.
Synonyms
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5.0
In a way that does not make sense or is much too extreme
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4.1
In a way that shows poor judgment
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4.7
In a way that is not likely to happen or work
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6.5
In a way that is not logical or clear
In a way that does not work well or is too difficult to use
In a way that is too difficult or impossible to do
In a way that is not possible or very hard to do
In a very hopeful way that is not realistic
In a way that is not sensible in the situation
In a way that is not wise or safe
Antonyms
How Practical
Surface Forms
Morphology
impractically = impractical (transparent) = im + practical + ly
Standard adverb formation by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'impractical', so the meaning is directly derived from the adjective.
Etymology
Impractically starts with im- meaning 'not' and is related to practical and practice, words about 'doing' things that work in real life. So, to act impractically is to do something in a way that is not useful or sensible for everyday use.