quixotic

The definition of quixotic is romantic behavior or following beliefs even though they are foolish or unreachable goals.

(adjective)

An example of quixotic is a young man in love behaving foolishly or wildly.

See quixotic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or like Don Quixote
extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary; impractical or impracticable
also quixotical

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See quixotic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
Capricious; impulsive: “At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious” (Louis Auchincloss).

Origin:

Origin: From English Quixote, a visionary

Origin: , after Don Quixote, hero of a romance by Miguel de Cervantes

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