Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
impracticable |
adjective |
Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking., Not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; — used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with., Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method. |
impracticably |
adverb |
In an impracticable manner. |
imprejudicate |
adjective |
Not prejuged; unprejudiced; impartial. |
impreparation |
noun |
Want of preparation. |
impresionable |
adjective |
Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible. |
impressionism |
noun |
The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; — a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching. |
impressionist |
noun |
One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism, so called. |
impreventable |
adjective |
Not preventable; invitable. |
imprison ment |
noun |
The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint. |
improbability |
noun |
The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or result. |
improficience |
noun |
Alt. of Improficiency |
improficiency |
noun |
Want of proficiency. |
improgressive |
adjective |
Not progressive. |
improlificate |
verb t. |
To impregnate. |
improperation |
noun |
The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt. |
impropriating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Impropriate |
impropriation |
noun |
The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated., The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation., A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation. |
impropriatrix |
noun |
A female impropriator. |
improprieties |
plural |
of Impropriety |
improvability |
noun |
The state or quality of being improvable; improvableness. |
improvidently |
adverb |
In a improvident manner. |
improvisating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Improvisate |
improvisation |
noun |
The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ., That which is improvised; an impromptu. |
improvisatize |
verb t. & i. |
Same as Improvisate. |
improvisatore |
noun |
See Improvvisatore. |
improvisatory |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous composition. |