Quixotic meaning

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Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.
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Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.
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Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
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Capricious; impulsive.
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Extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary; impractical or impracticable.
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The definition of quixotic is romantic behavior or following beliefs even though they are foolish or unreachable goals.

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

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Of or like Don Quixote.
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Origin of quixotic

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

Sentence Examples

  • But in the most Quixotic of his schemes, and the most Laputan of his theories, his pure and chivalrous nature, his marvellous insight into the heart of things and men, and his..

  • 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.

  • 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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