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
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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

Quixotic Sentence Examples

  • And the idea that you can " halt climate change " is wonderfully quixotic.

  • But to close options in advance is rather quixotic.

  • To celebrate our debut we would like to invite you to experience the quixotic world of Molton Brown.

  • He had recently heard of the attempt of a French republican general, Malet, to seize the public offices at Paris, a quixotic adventure which had come surprisingly near to success owing to the assurance with which that officer proclaimed the news of the emperor's death in Russia.

  • Even more important, tho, is the love the author has for his characters and their sometimes quixotic attempts at self-definition.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUI

Words Ending With

CICTIC

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Words Starting With Q and Ending With C

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