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Meaning of QUIXOTIC

Pronunciation:  kwik'sâtik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state"
 
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 Synonyms: impractical, romantic, wild-eyed
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Quix*ot"ic\, a.
Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly
chivalric; apt to be deluded. ``Feats of quixotic
gallantry.'' --Prescott.
 

 

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