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quixotic

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As an adjective, quixotic means resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote.

Meanings of quixotic

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.

  2. Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic

    “as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood”

    “a romantic disregard for money”

    “a wild-eyed dream of a world state”

    Similar: romantic, wild-eyed

noun

  1. rareA quixotic person or sentiment.

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