unworkable
IPA: ʌnwˈɝkʌbʌɫ
noun
- Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
adjective
- Not workable or operable; not practical; unmanageable.
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Examples of "unworkable" in Sentences
- This is due to an architecture that was unworkable from the start and everyone knew it.
- The whole plan is unworkable from the start — and O is not stupid enough to think otherwise.
- Instead of being reinstated, which she called unworkable, Sands wanted two more years of pay.
- John Humphrys was so horrified that he almost fell of his chair because he seemed to think the idea unworkable.
- But he described as unworkable a system where school boards spend money that supervisors must collect through taxes.
- And President Bush ready to go to battle with his fellow Republicans over what one of his administration officials call his unworkable guest worker program.
- Santos yesterday described as unworkable'' Mr Windsor's calls for a moratorium on the mining until it can be proven that the process will not leach toxic gas into underground water.
- The mining industry on Tuesday called for a revision of the draft National Environmental Management Bill, which it described as unworkable and not in the interests of South Africa or its people.
- Industry representatives vow to push back against technology mandates they describe as unworkable, and they oppose new rules for tens of thousands of unregulated pipelines in oil and gas fields.
- Jeff, not so sure about whether keeping him in Scotland and treating him compassionately would have been 'unworkable' - as Annabelle Goldie said perhaps Kenny MacAskill's indignation at this suggestion is related to the fact that his mind was set on returning Megrahi to Libya and he didn't really consider the 'compassion in Scotland' option - but at least your language seems a bit more moderate as compared to KM's rhetorical characterisation of the option as "grotesque" ;0
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