quix·ot·ic (kw k-s t k) also quix·ot·i·cal (--k l)adj. 1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality. 2. Capricious; impulsive: "At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious" (Louis Auchincloss). [From English Quixote, a visionary, after Don Quixote, hero of a romance by Miguel de Cervantes.] quix·ot i·cal·ly adv.quix o·tism (kwks-tz m) n. |
quixotic [kwik-sot-ik]
Adjective
unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous [after Don Quixote in Cervantes' romance]
quixotically adv
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| Adj. | 1. | 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" 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" |
quixotic
adjective unrealistic, idealistic, romantic, absurd, imaginary, visionary, fanciful, impractical, dreamy, Utopian, impulsive, fantastical, impracticable, chivalrous, unworldly, chimerical
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