Definition of quixotic Quixotic
/kwɪksɑˈtɪk/ - [kwiksatik] - quix•ot•ic
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What does quixotic mean?
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| quixotic - 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" | ||
| romantic, wild-eyed | ||
| impractical not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quixotic (a.)
Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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quixotic
Acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism or practicality.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quixotic
kwiks-ot′ik, adj. like Don Quixote, the knight-errant in the great romance of Cervantes (1547-1616), extravagantly romantic, aiming at an impossible ideal.—adv. Quixot′ically.—ns. Quix′otism, Quix′otry, absurdly romantic, impracticable, and magnanimous notions, schemes, or actions like those of Don Quixote
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