Quixotic Definition

kwĭk-sŏtĭk
adjective
Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
American Heritage
Of or like Don Quixote.
Webster's New World
Extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary; impractical or impracticable.
Webster's New World
Capricious; impulsive.
American Heritage

Origin of Quixotic

  • From English Quixote a visionary after Don Quixote , hero of a romance by Miguel de Cervantes

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • The surname of Don Quixote, the titular character in the novel by Miguel Cervantes, + -ic

    From Wiktionary

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