Both Uses of
feasible
in
And The Mountains Echoed
- It proved both unnecessary and unfeasible.†
Chpt 6unfeasible = not possible or practicalstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unfeasible means not and reverses the meaning of feasible. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Unnecessary because Isabelle quickly latched onto the instrument of her own accord and unfeasible because the cello made Pari's hands ache.†
Chpt 6 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(feasible) possible or practical
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Although the form feasibility (a measure of how feasible) is more often seen in print, the form feasible is seen more on standardized tests.