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Impracticable

Noun CEFR C1
ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l

Definitions

an unmanageable person

obsolete

Equivalents

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Examples

They were not allowed, of course, to join us in the sitting room, partly that their practice might not be disturbed, but principally, that I was looked upon as an utter impracticable.”
The strict constructionists had dwindled to a few impracticables, headed by John Randolph.”
Then there are the gladiators, to whom it is always a battle; 't is no matter on which side, they fight for victory; then the heady men, the egotists, the monotones, the steriles, and the impracticables.”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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